Towards a gender-equal think tank
Gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, intersectionality among many other concepts are bandied about often in larger discussion spaces. However, how often do institutions...
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Why intersectionality matters for think tanks: Reflections from PAC
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...
How deeply should think tanks engage with public for influencing policy?
How deeply should think tanks engage with the larger ‘public’ in policy matters? This was a recent topic of a discussion amongst South Asian Comms Platform...
Investing in a robust public engagement and communications plan for India’s Public Affairs Index 2018
The Public Affairs Index 2018 uses data to rank Indian states on governance. 2018 was the Index’s third year; it was bigger, more comprehensive and more rigorous,...
Six lessons from the 2019 WinterSchool for Thinktankers
On January 27 2019, participants from 23 countries congregated at the Impact Hub in Geneva to kick-off the 2019 WinterSchool for Thinktankers, during which they would deep...
Twitter chatter: Insights from Tweets on TTIX
Nuggets of what individuals and organisations thought and expressed could be appropriately gauged within the 280-character limit that Twitter allows for and I share in a nutshell some of the...
Dr Kaitlyn Mendes, author of “SlutWalk: Feminism, activism and media”
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...
Press release: a powerful communications tool
Most think tanks organise events around the publication of a book or report or run workshops, seminars and round tables to exchange and disseminate information. Ideally, a policy engagement...