Linking research and policy: thinktankers as boundary workers
We discussed the concept of a boundary worker in a series of posts about the often used supply-and-demand of research model for supporting research uptake. At the time,...
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Kharisma Priyo Nugroho, Knowledge Sector Initiative in Indonesia
Kharisma Priyo Nugroho is the Program Lead Knowledge Production and Intermediation and Coordinator of knowledge to policy hubs on learning and capacity development of the...
What can Indonesian Research Institutes Learn from Chinese Think Tanks?
Study tours had fallen out of fashion. The Knowledge Sector Initiative in Indonesia may be leading their revival. A recent visit by 16 Indonesian think tanks to China...
Fred Carden, Lead Technical Advisor, Indonesia KSI (Part 2)
Last week we published the first part of an interview with Fred Carden, Lead Technical Advisor for the Indonesia Knowledge Sector Initiative. This is the second...
Fred Carden, Lead Technical Advisor, Indonesia KSI (Part 1)
AusAID’s Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) in Indonesia has been the focus of several On Think Tanks blog posts. Ever since AusAID first published its background...
Supporting think tanks series: Developing capacities in complex environments -experiences from Vietnam
Background This think piece focuses on lessons from the implementation of a relatively large (USD500,000) project funded by an international development organisation...
Supporting think tanks series: Independent research within government
The art of being and not being political -at the same time Select Committees work in a political context but stake their reputation on offering non-partisan...
Supporting think tanks series: Economic Policy Research Institutes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Background The macroeconomic impact of the oil shocks of the late 1970, combined with slow macroeconomic adjustment and large imbalances, gave rise to a massive...
Supporting think tanks series: “Fact before Think” – The Case for Data-Focused Think Tanks
Think tanks can seize a great opportunity by focusing on data, in addition to their role of arguing for improved policies. Practical examples, from the US and beyond,...
Supporting think tanks series: From core and institutional support to organizational development grants
For a long time, core and institutional support has been considered as the holy grail of grant making by grantees and donors alike. These days, donors that provide...
Supporting think tanks series: think pieces by practitioners
A few months ago I asked several researchers and practitioners to put together a series of think pieces relating to their own experience in working with and supporting...
The density model: an alternative to trying to control the uncontrollable
I have been thinking about the idea of density as a way of explaining why some policies seem to be more informed by evidence than others. I wrote about it back in...
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