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As part of the On Think Tanks Fellowship Program, one of the topics that I wanted to learn more about was leadership. In the process, I realized I had several preconceptions of what...
The perceived failure of top-down approaches to development has put pressure on think tanks to involve the public more. Stuti Khemani’s research highlights the agency of the public in...
Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) communications is a key concern for think tanks, and it can become a distressing task. At the Group for the Analysis of Development...
I had the honor of representing CRES at two major events that took place in Geneva: the WinterSchool for Thinktankers and the On Think Tanks conference. The...
As a female thinktanker with India’s Public Affairs Centre (PAC), I am interested in taking forward the discussion on gender in all aspects of our work, therefore I...
This SDG series shared opinions of the researchers from South Asia who were engaged in the IDRC initiated regional review of the SDG implementation process. A number of...
Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think Tanks, interviewed Antardhwani's chief mission officers Seethalakshmi S and Rahul Nandan in December...
The #Metoo movement has gained momentum in India and has captured the minds of women across the globe thanks to digital media platforms. Feminist researcher Dr Kaitlynn...
This interview has been edited from Ricardo Labó's representation at an event which brought together three Peruvian deputy ministers to reflect on their time in office....
Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think Tanks interviewed Gurucharan G, director at Public Affairs Centre (PAC) in Bengaluru, as part of the series on South...
Part 2 of 2. Funding challenges and CaPRI´s private sector model Damien King is the Executive Director at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), as well as one...
Part 1 of 2: On Research, Communications and Credibility Damien King is the Executive Director at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), as well as one of its...
This ‘health check’ aims to support think tanks and research institutes to refine and improve their communications. The tool covers six key areas: strategy, capacity, systems, audiences, channels & messaging and monitoring. It recognises that communication is a complicated process involving strategy, tactics and all sorts of inputs. In other words, it is not all about outputs.
Simon Maxwell, former executive director of the Overseas Development Institute, talks about future think tank leaders and how think tanks continue to evolve.
Simonida shares her thoughts on the think tank culture in the western Balkans, the growth of these organisations in the region and what it means, and the challenges they face.
Do think tanks matter? Donald talks to us about his work with think tanks over 30 years, what he finds so interesting about these organisations and how they have evolved, and their role...
Salvador habla del rol de SENACYT buscando el apoyo ciudadano a la inversión que hace el gobierno nacional a la investigación. Nos habla además de los caminos que pueden tomar los...
Salvador talks about the role of SENACYT in Panama and their support of the think tank community in the country to promote the use of evidence to inform policy.
Ruth shares her thoughts on the role of think tanks and research in society and the policymaking process. She talks about the evolution she has seen in the world of think tanks over the...
Which Canadian think tanks are transparent about who funds them? Which lag behind their peers in Canada? And how do Canada’s think tanks compare to those in other countries when it comes...
On Think Tanks, la Universidad de Bath y la Universidad del Pacífico se han asociado para producir una serie de Documentos de Trabajo (Working Papers) centrados en el estudio de think tanks...
IDRC's new programme to support think tanks in Myanmar is open for applications. Eligibility This call is open to independent policy research institutions (“think tanks”), based...
In 2014 On Think Tanks embarked in a study of Latin American experiences of think tanks seeking to contribute to the electoral processes in their countries. This effort was consolidated in the publication Think Tanks...
On Think Tanks, University of Bath and Universidad del Pacífico have partnered to produce a series of Working Papers focused on the study of think tanks to give new researchers a chance to...
The Think 20 Summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS is committed to involve the views and ideas of the next generation into global problem-solving. To do so, we encourage the most promising talents to...