Think tanks and the private sector: opportunities and challenges
Abstract Think tanks and private sector engagement is increasing across the world, yet little is little known about how and why it is happening. Through a literature...
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Abstract Think tanks and private sector engagement is increasing across the world, yet little is little known about how and why it is happening. Through a literature...
The public demands captivating narratives, guidance rather than instructions, nuanced yet simply communicated arguments and opportunities to engage as equals. In exchange, they will offer think tanks the support...
Democratic elections facilitate the exchange of ideas in a country and are an important moment for public engagement in political processes. Elections present an opportunity for...
There are few frameworks that explicitly conceptualise social science research systems in a ‘developing’ country context. What frameworks there are tend to focus...
The building of a new type of think tanks with Chinese characteristics has made policy communities more inclusive and interactive (...) As a crucial member of any...
Summary East and Southeast Asian think tanks are often described as small, new, multi-issue organisations that avoid offending central governments. Malaysia was...
Abstract This research study focused on evidence translators’ role in the evidence-informed policymaking ecosystem. We define evidence translators as individuals and...
Abstract This paper explores the concept of credibility and its importance for think tanks. Credibility is paramount to a think tank as having it qualifies think tanks...
Abstract This paper studies the Political Knowledge Regimes (PKR) as an explanation of change in three political areas in Chile and Uruguay between 1989 and 2015. We...
Abstract This paper discusses how changes in the political and economic context in Vietnam during the reform era have influenced the nature of the country’s think...
The OTT Annual Review 2017 is a compilation of articles written by over 20 authors, both from within the OTT team and from external collaborators. More than a view into our year, it is a reflection on how think tanks...
As they have become more public and open in their communications think tanks now face another challenge: how the organisation presents itself and how it organises itself may be at odds with...