The think tank hub: a new model for supporting think tanks
I would like to propose a new model for funding and supporting new think tanks in developing countries: the think tank hub. In developing this model I have been inspired...
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Is the idea of think tanks devalued? Tevy Troy thinks so
I am not so sure. As in most things, the idea is not necessarily the reality. Think tanks are a good idea but they are limited by a great deal of factors. The policy and...
The Church and think tanks
What is it about the Church and think tanks? The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection caught my attention this year with its innovative use of evidence and religion. But other cases...
Is religion a ‘no no’ for think tanks?
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is a very interesting think tank. It does not just talk about evidence but also about faith. Its mission statement is: To foster from a...
A new think tank model: a focus on productive sectors
A few posts ago I wrote about the idea of setting up think tanks around natural resources (although the idea is perfectly valid for any productive sector). Think tanks...
Got resources? Think tank them
The natural resources curse is well-known by now. Countries with lots of mineral (or almost any other natural resource) wealth often find themselves cruising down the roads of corruption,...
Is everything from the ‘North’ bad for the ‘South’?
Ajoy Datta's recent blog post asks if developing country think tanks may ever be able to escape their US heritage. He provides some very interesting insights into the...
Different ways to define and describe think tanks
As I have mentioned before, I am working on a book on think tanks in developing countries -the focus is changing towards the analysis of think tanks influence, though. This first stage has me...
on the business model and how this affects what think tanks do
Before defining the approaches they will employ to to being about research based policy influnce, think tanks need to ask themselves is: 'what kind of organisation are...
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