The Transparify Think Tank Integrity Check
In early 2017, Transparify conducted a workshop for thinktankers on how to manage reputational risks. During the workshop, we asked participants how they would react in a range of scenarios...
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A different look at Transparify’s 2016 results
These graphs reflect the results from Transparify's 2016 report. Transparify rates the extent to which think tanks publicly disclose where their funding comes...
“Highly Opaque” or “Highly Transparent”: if you want credibility, you should aim for the latter
On June 29th, Transparify put out their 2016 think tank transparency report, detailing the levels of financial disclosure of 200 think tanks located in 47 countries...
UK think tanks are transparent, but they need to show leadership during Brexit
On Tuesday 28th June, Nigel Farage took his triumphant turn on the floor of the European Parliament. “You all laughed at me”, he said of the beginnings of his...
Transparify 2016 Report
Transparify’s 2016 think tank transparency report, detailing the levels of financial disclosure of 200 think tanks located in 47 countries worldwide, was published on 29th June 2016: The report has a special...
Being more transparent is closely related to being better at communicating
CEDOS has always praised the principles of transparency and accountability, even though they have been long overlooked in Ukraine. In fact, these values were one of...
The Value of Transparency in 21st Century Think Tanks: the Stimson Center approach
Amidst the most contentious, high-stakes, and mean-spirited campaign for U.S. president in decades, it is difficult to overstate the level of political partisanship...
Think Tank Transparency in the UK: as urgent as ever
A lot has been said in recent years about the corruption risks in lobbying and political party funding in the UK – from the revolving door to the appointment of...
Assefa Admassie, Principal Research Fellow at the Ethiopian Economic Association
Open Policy Research's founder Jaime Gonzalez-Capitel interviews Assefa Admassie, the Executive Director of the Ethiopian Economic Association and Ethiopian Economic...
The road to transparency is not entirely straightforward: the Chatham House experience
Think tanks can have an important role to play in providing objective analysis in the current political climate of change general instability, the rise of populist...
European Political Party Think Tanks: Dark Money Alert from Spain
A study released last week by the Observatorio de Think Tanks reports that think tanks tied to political parties in Spain lack financial transparency, and warns that...
UK Think Tanks Reveal Who Funds Them as Sector Embraces Transparency
Think tanks in the UK are warming up to the idea of disclosing who funds them and for what, perhaps mirroring an ongoing trend from the United States and elsewhere. Till...