De-constructing credibility. Factors that affect a think tank’s credibility
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...
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Los think tanks como constructores de confianza en sociedades fragmentadas
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...
Is it all about credibility?
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...
Credibility- the role of transparency
Transparency cannot guarantee credibility for think tanks. But in many ways, it is a necessary step towards being credible. Credibility is essential: if the public does not trust an...
Introducing the Best Practice Series
In 2017, OTT published a set of documents under the OTT Best Practice Series. Each document dealt with a different topic and produced a best practice statement, based on the experiences of...
Donors’ best financial practice in granting to think tanks
Simply put, the full cost of a research project rightfully includes a share of the overall non–project specific costs needed to operate the organization as a...
Are think tanks facing a credibility crisis?
Think tanks are facing a credibility crisis. But it is bigger and broader than they think, affecting scientific research more broadly. There is also a growing lack of trust towards...
Russian think tanks and soft power
A new study on think tanks in Russia and how they are used to promote the country's (or, most appropriately, the leader's) interests abroad sheds a light onto an important function of think...
In a world of ‘fake news’, why think tank transparency matters
Transparify—an initiative that provides a global rating of the financial transparency of major think tanks and policy-relevant non-profit organizations—has just...
New Transparify Report: Canadian Think Tanks Lagging Behind
Which Canadian think tanks are transparent about who funds them? Which lag behind their peers in Canada? And how do Canada’s think tanks compare to those in other countries when it comes...
Donors’ best financial practice in granting to think tanks
Simply put, the full cost of a research project rightfully includes a share of the overall non–project specific costs needed to operate the organization as a sustainable...
Donors’ best financial practice in granting to think tanks
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about think tanks' indirect costs and how sponsors are often reluctant to pay for them as part of their grant funding....