The first think tank state of the sector report
The Open Think Tank Directory was born to overcome the lack of centralised and publicly available information about think tanks and other policy research organisations. But it serves other...
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The Open Think Tank Directory was born to overcome the lack of centralised and publicly available information about think tanks and other policy research organisations. But it serves other...
The first think tank state of the sector report, based on analysis of 2019 data of 2,802 active think tanks from the Open Think Tank Directory, provides an overview of the sector and uncovers...
Credibility is crucial for a think tank. To be able to effectively inform policy and practice they need to be and be seen as credible sources of information and advice. In the current...
Think tanks in the United States continue to grow, according to 2016 numbers that now are available. The expenditure of the top 21 think tanks in the United States grew by...
The Transnational Institute’s mission is to strengthen international social movements with rigorous research, reliable information, sound analysis and constructive proposals that...
Globalisation and new information technologies have changed the operating conditions for think tanks. Among the new challenges is the disconnect between governments...
We are Flint (a communications consultancy) have launched the results of a UK survey aimed at understanding how think tanks are viewed by the general public. The report...
Abstract This paper explores the concept of credibility and its importance for think tanks. Credibility is paramount to a think tank as having it qualifies think tanks...
La razón de ser de los centros de investigación es investigar para informar políticas públicas. Pero, para lograrlo, deben ser percibidos como fuentes creíbles...
The raison d’être of a policy research centres is to carry out research to inform policy and practice. To achieve that, they need to be perceived as credible...
Los think tanks son clave para fortalecer las capacidades de las sociedades de superar la fragmentación propia de la competencia democrática, de dialogar y de generar...
Over the years, the OTT team has become very familiar with the many dilemmas that think tanks face. I remember a lengthy conversation about independence with research institutes in...