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...
Paul Wang and Krishanu Chakraborty from IDinsight (video)
Paul Wang and Krishanu Chakraborty from IDinsight talked to Andrea Baertl about the challenges for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, what can be done to...
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...
OTT Annual Review 2020-2021: Think tanks and change
How do think tanks react to or foster change? For the OTT Annual Review 2020-2021, 20 authors from around the world reflect on the role of think tanks in times of crises and how they have...
New platforms for the voices of young people in Bolivia
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many problems in different areas, all of which urgently require the population to speak out and propose solutions. This difficult...
Why COVID-19 and political instability could be an opportunity for think tank funding in Italy
When the 2008 economic-financial crisis hit, few think tank professionals in Europe were worried, convinced that their well-established funding model would survive the...
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...
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