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| '''Political Research Associates''' (PRA) is an ] research group which studies the U.S. political ]. It was founded in ] and is located in ]. It has a full-time staff of eight. The founder and first president of PRA is Jean V. Hardisty, Ph.D. The current director is Roberta Salper. Nikhil Aziz is associate director and director of research. ] is senior analyst. Researchers include Palak Shah and Pam Chamberlain. | '''Political Research Associates''' (PRA) is an ] research group which studies the U.S. political ]. It was founded in ] and is located in ]. It has a full-time staff of eight. The founder and first president of PRA is Jean V. Hardisty, Ph.D. The current director is Roberta Salper. Nikhil Aziz is associate director and director of research. ] is senior analyst. Researchers include Palak Shah and Pam Chamberlain. | ||
| There are some critics of PRA who claim the group, especially |
There are some critics of PRA who claim the group, especially Chip Berlet, has a bias against persons and groups who see ] as driving ] and current events. Most ] and ] groups and leaders, however, are supportive of PRA, including Anne Braden of the Southern Organizing Committee and Suzanne Pharr of the Highlander Research Center. | ||
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Political Research Associates (PRA) is an American research group which studies the U.S. political right wing. It was founded in 1981 and is located in Somerville, Massachusetts. It has a full-time staff of eight. The founder and first president of PRA is Jean V. Hardisty, Ph.D. The current director is Roberta Salper. Nikhil Aziz is associate director and director of research. Chip Berlet is senior analyst. Researchers include Palak Shah and Pam Chamberlain.
There are some critics of PRA who claim the group, especially Chip Berlet, has a bias against persons and groups who see conspiracies as driving history and current events. Most progressive and liberal groups and leaders, however, are supportive of PRA, including Anne Braden of the Southern Organizing Committee and Suzanne Pharr of the Highlander Research Center.