Working with governments: lessons from Latin America
This article offers an overview of some of the main ideas developed and presented at a webinar on working with governments in the context of an effort to support the Latin...
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Engaging volunteer interns for think tank activities: a win-win collaboration
It was a hot summer day in Kyiv. Walking on the street felt like being in a desert – a modern urban desert. The cool and ventilated co-working space was definitely a...
Tools to improve policymaking by assessing and strengthening NGOs
Just like athletes who want to win important games, organizations that want to be successful in influencing policy are more likely to do so when they are strong and well...
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...
Six months in a management position: notes from the field
This past February, six years after the founding of the European Policy Institute and four years since I joined as full-time research coordinator, the members of the...
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...
Simonida Kacarska, Founder and Director of the European Policy Institute
Simonida is a Founder and Director of the European Policy Institute in Skopje, Macedonia. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of...
Do think tanks need more female leaders?
Women around the world are underrepresented at both leadership and management levels — less than one-third of senior and middle-management positions are held by women. As Khalida Ghaus,...
MEL of governance for think tanks
Research and communication tend to receive more attention than governance and management when it comes to the study and support of think tanks. Yet, without sound governance and management,...
Interview with Gala Díaz Langou, Social Protection Programme Director at CIPPEC
Gala Díaz Langou is the Director of the Social Protection Program at the Centre for the Implementation of Public Policies promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC), in...
Aminata Diop, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer at IPAR in Senegal
Aminata is an OTT Fellow. She holds a Masters’ degree in public policy from King’s College London and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of...
Websites are like dinosaurs, only they’re alive!
I recently saw a presentation by Vox Media director Lauren Rabaino that started like this: Lauren’s argument went something like this: Our audience is on social media networks....
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