Strategies to tackle the future: the case of youth unemployment
Think tanks face enormous policy challenges. Few are as complex as youth unemployment. I was invited to speak at the 5th African Think Tank Summit in Accra, Ghana to...
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Looking back at the 2018 OTT Conference
The 2018 OTT Conference was an opportunity to bring together thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tank funders from around the world to share experiences, present...
On Think Tanks Conference 2018
The On Think Tanks Conference is an opportunity to bring together thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tanks funders from around the world to share experiences, present their research,...
Mobilising domestic funding for think tanks in developing countries: a way forward
One of the topics that concerned the participants of the First On Think Tanks Conference in February 2017 was think tanks financial sustainability. One of the...
When we met: the On Think Tanks 2017 conference
At On Think Tanks, one of our big recommendations for organisations facing financial constraints is to take advantage of the free resources that are available. We are a group of 14 core team...
“Highly Opaque” or “Highly Transparent”: if you want credibility, you should aim for the latter
On June 29th, Transparify put out their 2016 think tank transparency report, detailing the levels of financial disclosure of 200 think tanks located in 47 countries...
UK think tanks are transparent, but they need to show leadership during Brexit
On Tuesday 28th June, Nigel Farage took his triumphant turn on the floor of the European Parliament. “You all laughed at me”, he said of the beginnings of his...
Defining the Think Tank Label: An Ongoing Topic of Debate, Discussion and Analysis
What is a think tank? This is a question that keeps on giving. On Think Tanks has explored the label since its foundation, incorporating different analytical approaches,...
Think tanks and transparency: the new expectation
Although there is sympathy for think tanks’ concerns and implications on revealing their funding sources (and how the funds are being allocated), the overall feeling is that transparency is...
Think Tanks and Transparency Reading List
This Reading List presents an overview of the different discussions on think tanks transparency that have been published on On Think Tanks as well as other sources. The importance of transparency Why Transparency...
Think Tanks and Universities Reading List
The following Reading List offer insight into the relationship between think tanks and universities. It can be read alongside the think tanks and universities series. The think tanks and universities series Think...
Think tanks and universities resources
Articles and resources on the relationship between think tanks and universities.