Challenges for think tanks in the era of the ‘new normal’
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to face problems that we did not know existed, and to adapt to the implications of a new reality. In the professional space, even...
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COVID-19: an asteroid or window of opportunity? The case of Serbian think tanks
Well, I guess I wouldn't be wrong in saying that working in the Balkans is a synonym for dealing with perpetual crisis. Thus when a worldwide crisis hits, you are kind of...
COVID-19 and research systems: An urgent need for fresh thinking in the Global South
It’s spring 2020 in Myanmar and the global pandemic has begun. The international organisations that 'dominate' the Mynamese research policy field are operating at...
How have southern think tanks responded to the pandemic?
. The pandemic imposed many unprecedented challenges on think tanks in the Global South. Amid lockdowns and uncertain cashflows, they found themselves overstretched...
Middle Eastern think tanks are struggling and innovating amid yet another crisis (part one)
Over the last year, many Middle Eastern think tanks have passed through several crises, challenges and changes. In the COVID-19-era, this change has led to a dead-end for...
Think tanks in times of crisis. Prepare. Prod. Promote. Pitch. Produce.
. Another blog, another mnemonic. I know. Sorry. But it helps me to remember, and may help others. The topic here is what changes for the policy role of think tanks...
Did COVID-19 change think tanks’ annual staff assessments?
Two recent developments may be having significant effects on the way think tanks are structuring their staff assessments. First, is the simplification of elaborate...
Did COVID-19 change think tanks’ annual staff assessments?
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about how two recent developments may be having significant effects on the way think tanks are structuring their staff...
Post-COVID world discourse: four fault lines
There is a plethora of published views, opinions and emerging evidence available on what the post-COVID world might look like. A broad consensus seems to exist regarding how things won’t...
Cubicles are passé. And so are some skill types
As the world moves from complete lockdowns to ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdowns and ‘bio bubbles’, a lot has changed in the development sector. Think tanks, that are so integral to the...
Getting a network of 51 think tanks to promote southern research together
Southern Voice's mission is to ensure that southern expertise not only reaches, but also influences, global development debates. That is why we wanted to ensure that...
My experience as a community radio jockey – bringing local and global voices together
When I was asked to be a radio jockey for Radio Active – a community radio station in Bengaluru India – my first reaction was, can I? Should I? The diehard in me said,...
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