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In 2017, we launched the OTT working paper series, in partnership with the University of Bath and Universidad del Pacífico. The series aims to encourage research on evidence-based policy...
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Think tanks as builders of trust in fragmented societies
Think tanks are instrumental to strengthening the capacity of societies to overcome fragmentation caused by democratic competition. They also play a key role in promoting...
Salai Ngun Lian Sang, Executive Director at the Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies
Salai Ngun Lian Sang is the Executive Director of the Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies (CDES). CDES is an independent think tank and study centre founded in 2012...
On branding, buzz words, and reporting
During the OTT Conference this past February, John Schwartz from Soapbox talked about branding and how a brand should help a think tank stake out their piece of cultural and intellectual...
Think tank perceptions in the USA: a glass half full
The credibility of a think tank rests not only on their own actions (and how their stakeholder’s view them), but also on how the sector is perceived. Reports of lack of...
A blog about a blog
The audience for think tanks such as Carnegie faces a daily avalanche of analysis and information. To remain effective, think tanks need to update the way they communicate. From the...
Deconstruyendo la credibilidad. Factores que afectan la credibilidad de un think tank
La razón de ser de los centros de investigación es investigar para informar políticas públicas. Pero, para lograrlo, deben ser percibidos como fuentes creíbles...
De-constructing credibility. Factors that affect a think tank’s credibility
The raison d’être of a policy research centres is to carry out research to inform policy and practice. To achieve that, they need to be perceived as credible...
What we learned from looking at more than 3000 websites
The Open Think Tank Directory is a collaborative initiative by On Think Tanks that aims to collect information about think tanks and related organisations from all...
How political culture shapes think tanks: Advocacy tanks in D.C. versus networking tanks in Brussels
How do different political contexts shape the operations of think tanks? This is the central question that Christopher Rastrick explores in his book “Think Tanks in the...
Dr. Shamika Ravi, Director of Research at Brookings India
Dr. Shamika Ravi is the director of research at Brookings India and a senior fellow of governance studies program, at Brookings India and Brookings Institution Washington...
Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies
Dushni Weerakoon is the executive director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Sri Lanka. Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, editor at large for South Asia at On Think Tanks,...
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