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How do different political contexts shape the operations of think tanks? This is the central question that Christopher Rastrick explores in his book “Think Tanks in the...
We have quoted Pathways for Change: 10 theories to inform advocacy and policy change efforts, before. Sarah Stachowiak's 2013 paper offers a very clear and practical...
Survival, perfectly describes the Western Balkans region these days. Namely, the last group of post-communist countries (Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and...
Doing research for a think tank or a civil society organisation in the Balkans on issues of democratic governance, I have found myself, at various times, wondering...
Let me start with one Serbian joke: “Have you read the book The Bridge Over the Drina?” (written by Ivo Andric, a Nobel Prize Winer in 1961) says one man to the...
There is a persistent perception that there is a tension between rigorous research and research being relevant, thus increasing the chance of having an impact. Of course, we understand the...
In China think tanks are experiencing something of a Golden Age (at least if we consider the number of think tanks founded in the last few years and the support from the...
Are think tanks undermining democracy? In this post Dr Glenn Savage, Senior Lecturer in Education Policy, University of Melbourne, argues that they can. This is a reminder that achieving...
On this second post from the Thinking about Think Tanks in the South Caucasus, Dustin Gilbreath interviews Hans Gutbrod. They discuss the different scenarios in each of...
This post introduces a new series on "Thinking about think tanks in the South Caucasus", edited by Dustin Gilbreath. The series explores the think tank landscape in the...
This post offers some insights into the think tank community in Peru as seen by the judging panel of PODER'sThink Tank of the Year Awards. Winners of the Premio PODER will be announced at the...
The Peruvian Alliance for the Use of Evidence exists to promote the use of evidence in policy-making in Peru. Over the last few months, it has organised several meetings...