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...
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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....
Get credible! …Or a modest proposal to implement pre-registration in think tank research
It’s almost a cliché to say that think tanks operate on the basis of credibility. The media, politicians, and some in the general public have increasingly...
How funder pressures can torpedo the credibility of research – the cautionary tale of Google and New America
With policy recommendations subject to ever greater scrutiny – not only of their viability but also the credibility of their sources of expertise – many think tanks...
Accountability and transparency of research centres can strengthen democracy
Transparify recently rated the Africa Centre for Evidence, in South Africa, with 5 stars. In this article the centre reflects on the importance of transparency and...
La financiación de las ideas: índice de transparencia financiera de los think tanks españoles (2016)
Hay en España dos modelos predominantes de fundaciones dedicadas al pensamiento político y la difusión de ideas: las fundaciones de partidos políticos y aquellas que cuentan en sus...
Think tank or fake tank? Seven common misperceptions about think tanks
If we care about democracy, we should keep a close eye on think tanks – not as simplistic caricatures, but as the complex – and sometimes contradictory...
Interview with Till Bruckner, Advocacy Manager at Transparify
As a warm-up to the second rating of think tanks in Spain by Observatorio de Think Tanks, Till Bruckner answers our questions about the core arguments that structure...