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The Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) is a Tbilisi-based non-profit, non-partisan, research and analysis organization founded in early 2011. GIP strives to strengthen the organizational backbone of democratic...
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Making energy matters matter: entering the electoral field
Think tanks can play a critical role during election processes. For boutique think tanks, elections can present important opportunities to get their messages on their...
Language and Audience: Common challenges demand common solutions
Policy research relevant for or published by South Caucasus think tanks if mostly published in English. This presents a communications challenge where English is not the...
Do Think Tanks in Georgia Lobby for Foreign Powers?
Do think tanks promote independent policy research and critical thinking, or simply serve to push pre-defined policy agendas defined by their funders? While in in...
The development of Azerbaijani think tanks and their role in public policy discourse
By formerly being under the influence of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan faced particular barriers and opportunities while its Western-like think tanks were developing. In...
The lay of the land: An interview with Hans Gutbrod on think tanks in the South Caucasus
On this second post from the Thinking about Think Tanks in the South Caucasus, Dustin Gilbreath interviews Hans Gutbrod. They discuss the different scenarios in each of...
Thinking about think tanks in the South Caucasus: A New Series
This post introduces a new series on "Thinking about think tanks in the South Caucasus", edited by Dustin Gilbreath. The series explores the think tank landscape in the...
The On Think Tanks interview: Eric Barrett of JumpStart Georgia
Don’t limit HER possibilities, a static visualization by Eric Barrett at JumpStart Georgia, won round the judges with its original use of photography and creative manner...
Think tanks and elections: a series on experiences from around the world
This new series on think tanks and elections introduces new initiatives from around the world. It complements a series focused on Latin America and illustrates a new Page...
#TheExchangeJakarta: learning about collaboration from the On Think Tanks Exchange
The On Think Tanks Exchange is coming to Jakarta this week. This post outlines some of the lessons that the participating think tanks have learned already. The post also...
Barriers to collaboration between think tanks: The Budapest Institute
Petra Reszketo has written a short essay on the experience of the Budapest Institute in Hungary on collaborations with other think tanks. In this post she outlines a...