Avoiding the asteroid: being constructive and relevant in the pandemic
COVID-19 could become to many think tanks what the asteroid was to dinosaurs: an extinction level event. It’s likely that sector funding will decrease sharply, both...
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Lessons about epidemics that thinktankers should take into account
A couple of forewarnings: first, I am not a global health expert and these lessons are drawn solely from the experience of working on the response to the Ebola Virus...
An ethical and social justice agenda for digital inclusion
The internet has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we learn, work and participate in social and...
Letting the light in: how think tanks can be more nourishing places to work
Work is love made visible Kahlil Gibran Many thinktankers will find their work hugely satisfying. And equally, think tanks can be hugely fulfilling places to work as...
Contracting for communications: four steps to get the budget, and the impact, you need
In the contract, we promised to deliver ten research reports, three international events, and 20 infographics. And we’ve got £1,000 in the budget for you to work with!...
Research isn’t linear, so why are reports?
We want to show that all of our research themes are connected. This was perhaps the most exciting line in any think tank project brief I’d ever read (I don’t get out much). The REMINDER...
WinterSchool for Thinktankers 2020 – Geneva
The WinterSchool for Thinktankers will take place 2-8 February 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. Applications have now closed. If you would like to register your interest in a future edition please complete this...
Reclaiming the think tank space in the 2020s
Over the last decade, several global challenges have affected national politics, economics and societies to their core. Corruption and weak institutional development have crippled Latin...
What happens when authors and reviewers disagree? Lessons from a successful case
In 1990, Michael Fix and I co-edited a book of articles about the use of a technique called ‘auditing’ to measure discrimination against ethnic minority groups when...
Rethinking communications: How ‘ideas of scale’ could be the next leap for research groups
Key takeaways ‘Ideas of scale’ are evidence-backed conceptual insights into governance. An ‘idea of scale’ can spark small but consequential actions by...
Operationalising public engagement: four reflections for think tanks
In a previous article, I reflected on how citizen voice and public engagement can increase the quality of research, as well as the credibility, relevance and perception of...
Citizen voice and think tanks: a Nigerian case study
There’s a common perception that top-down development approaches have failed. And public agency is playing a bigger role in policy discussions and in politics, as Stuti...
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