The Center for Social Justice and Democracy in Memory of Yaacov Chazan at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which was established jointly with the kibbutz movement’s Yaacov Chazan Memorial Fund, operated at the Institute between 2007 and 2018. The center strove to connect theoretical discussion and academic activity with social action and influencing decision makers. The center dealt with three main topics: privatization, regulation, and shared governance. The products of these studies appeared in books, position papers, policy documents and recommendations, and practical guides.