The rise of the activist funder and hope for a more moderate 2023
I noticed a pattern among the end-of-year reflections of my peers: 2022 was bittersweet. It was a great year professionally for many, including OTT (see the end of the...
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On think tanks in Iraq: Is it viable for think tanks to reform and operate in an unstable environment?
My first meeting with a number of leaders, pioneers, and experts of Iraqi think tanks, within the DEVE M.E. Think Tanks Initiative, was highly successful and allowed me...
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...
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...
A key role for think tanks in Myanmar’s development
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has made significant strides in modernisation and in achieving greater openness since its days of being isolated from the Western...
When does a research institution become a think tank? Insights from Indonesia
The term ‘think tank’ was unknown in Indonesia for a long time – in fact it is still unknown for many Indonesians – and many knowledge producers prefer to use...
Think tanks partidarios: conocimiento al servicio de la política. El caso de la Fundación Pensar y PRO en Argentina
La literatura especializada en el vínculo entre el conocimiento y la política se ha enfocado principalmente en think tanks independientes y externos, mas no en think...
Partisan think tanks: between knowledge and politics. The case of Fundación Pensar and PRO party in Argentina
Literature specialized in the link between knowledge and politics has focused mainly on independent and external think tanks, but not on partisan think tanks. Two...
Partisan think tanks: between knowledge and politics. The case of Pensar Foundation and PRO party in Argentina
Abstract This paper analyses the relationship between a political party and its associated think tank in Argentina. The objective of this research is twofold: first,...
Chinese think tanks with Chinese characteristics: some lessons for African think tanks
Think tanks in China have drawn prominence in the global body of think tankers since the end of the Chinese closed-border policy era. By all accounts, the number of...
Health concerns in India in the SDGs era
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed as inclusive and just and intend to leave no one behind. Therefore, the efforts must be rooted in human rights principles. While Goal 3...
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