Indian think tanks: the challenges they face
Due to the nature of their work and the fact that their main client is the government, Indian think tanks face several challenges to continue their work and to ensure they continue to engage...
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Free webinar: How to design policy relevant research agendas
Doing high quality and policy relevant research is at the core of the raison d'être of think tanks and policy research organisations and, when this fails, so does the think tank. But what...
Think Tanks e Institutos Universitarios de Investigación en Políticas en Malasia. ¿Reflejando o divergiendo de las expectativas regionales?
Los think tanks del Este y Sudeste de Asia son a menudo descritos como organizaciones pequeñas, nuevas, enfocadas en temas diversos y que evitan ofender a los...
Free webinar: Research for impact
Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB and Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics talks about Oxfam’s experience ensuring that research has the maximum chance of achieving impact on...
Free introductory webinars
Join On Think Tank expert trainers for a free introductory webinar series. Each webinar covers a key aspect of a policy research centre’s work, from how to maximise the impact of its research, to the...
Indian think tanks: their affiliations and classifications
Although most think tanks in India claim to be non-partisan, many are working as national foundations or trusts in the name of national leaders, ostensibly to consolidate...
Indian think tanks: Research topics
The political scene over the last decade, along with shifts in the administrative cycles of the government and changes in the policymaking process, have led think tanks to focus on a range of...
Indian think tanks: a historical background
The rise of think tanks in India began in the 1930s. This section has been divided into different time periods in an effort to understand the history of the think tank sector and the...
Indian think tanks: a view on their journey
The Indian think tank ecosystem is nearly a century old. Its growth and evolution as a sector designed to help government address public policy is representative of India’s emergence as one...
Malaysian think tanks and university policy institutes: Reflecting or diverging from regional expectations?
Summary East and Southeast Asian think tanks are often described as small, new, multi-issue organisations that avoid offending central governments. Malaysia was...
Malaysian think tanks and university policy institutes: Reflecting or diverging from regional expectations?
East and Southeast Asian think tanks are often described as small, new, multi-issue organisations that avoid offending central governments. Malaysia was selected to...
Scoping study: Evidence translators’ role in evidence-informed policymaking
Abstract This research study focused on evidence translators’ role in the evidence-informed policymaking ecosystem. We define evidence translators as individuals and...