What do people really mean when they talk about organisational culture?
Culture is an intangible and abstract concept. Nonetheless, people have tried to develop tools to measure, assess and try to change organisational culture as if it were...
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Scaling up impact – the key challenge for the development community
‘Scaling up impact’ is the new watchword in development. Cynics might be inclined to dismiss it as the newest fad in the merry-go-round of fads in development...
AidData’s journey to build more equitable post-pandemic partnerships part four: The Checklist
In the final article of this four-part series on AidData’s experience and learnings from forming partnerships with two Africa-based organisations, we share a rough...
AidData’s journey to build more equitable post-pandemic partnerships part three: The challenges
In part three of this four-part series, we share some of our key findings and challenges surrounding North–South partnerships, informed by our own journey to build more...
AidData’s journey to build more equitable post-pandemic partnerships part one: The imperative
The global pandemic has brought inequalities in, and de-colonisation of, foreign aid to the front and centre. Researchers from the UK-based think tank ODI called the...
AidData’s journey to build more equitable post-pandemic partnerships part two: The search
In part two of this four-part series, we describe the initial steps we (a US-based international development research lab) have taken to identify new working partners in...
New platforms for the voices of young people in Bolivia
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many problems in different areas, all of which urgently require the population to speak out and propose solutions. This difficult...
Why COVID-19 and political instability could be an opportunity for think tank funding in Italy
When the 2008 economic-financial crisis hit, few think tank professionals in Europe were worried, convinced that their well-established funding model would survive the...
Transición de liderazgo en la Dirección Ejecutiva de un centro de pensamiento: Análisis, lecciones y recomendaciones de un estudio de caso
Esta publicación fue elaborada por Leandro Echt sobre la base de un documento de reflexión elaborado por Martha Farmelo, consultora independiente en fortalecimiento de ONGs, en base a su...
A toolkit for promoting gender equality in think-tanks and international affairs
We know that think tanks occupy an influential space in policymaking as producers of knowledge and convenors of those involved in policy and decision-making. Yet, the...
Article review: Proximity and distance – think tanks handling the independence paradox
Think tanks need to be seen as independent to be credible. At the same time, they sometimes need to compromise their independence to get funding or to influence policy....
Science at the epicenter of Peru’s pandemic: a crisis of values
It is about time we have another serious conversation about the accountability of researchers, research organisations and their funders. Back in September 2020, I...
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