The deliberative think tank: a function or an entirely new model?
Think tanks across the world face a number of challenges. Among them, their traditional audiences, policymakers, are increasingly aware that they cannot deal in facts...
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Think Tanks and Democratic Transitions
Presentation (follow the link below) by Enrique Mendizabal at the Maghreb Economic Forum (MEF). The 1st MEF Open Discussion (MEFOD) provided an opportunity to raise questions about the definition and nature of think...
The Role of Think Tanks in Democratic Transitions
A conference reflecting on the nature and role of a think tank in a new democracy. Presented by: Enrique Mendizabal, the co-founder of Politics and Ideas, the Peruvian Alliance for the Use of Evidence, and the...
Report Review: Democracy Think Tanks in Action
The Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI) has just launched its latest report, “Democracy Think Tanks in Action: Translating Research into Policy in Young and Emerging...
Think tanks and political, economic, and social stability
Last week I published a short op-ed in Peruvian newspaper: El Comercio (in Spanish). The main argument I was trying to make was this: Peru is a country with...
When influence can be a bad thing: “think tanks are crushing our democracy”
George Monbiot has published a rather interesting commentary on Comment is Free about the damage that secretive think tanks can make on democratic institutions. I...
Think Tanks and Policy Advice in Countries in Transition
This paper by Diane Stone is a few years old but it is still worth reading: Think Tanks and Policy Advice in Countries in Transition (2005). It was commissioned by the...
Research and policy links in Australia
Peter Shergold in The Australian presents what I think is a rather thorough, although not entirely structured, discussion of barriers and opportunities for research influence in Australian...
After the uprising Egypt will need solutions: bring in the think tanks
Today, political commentators around the world suggested that one way of another the Egyptian State had to address the grievance of its people. I didn't expect to find...