Ethics in research
Think tanks do not often consider the ethical implications of their research methods. Douglas Mackay has reflected on the ethics of public policy RCTs. In his presentation, Douglas...
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The first day of the OTT Conference: the 3rd online event opened with a keynote by Ruth Levine, CEO and Partner at IDinsight, on the ethical dilemmas for think tanks....
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What’s the role of research, researchers and think tanks in contributing to narrative change? This session, organised by Oxfam and On Think Tanks, discussed key...
Think tank ecosystems: characteristics, functions, and implications
Presenters: Silvia Menegazzi, PhD (Adjunct Professor International Relations, LUISS Guido Carli University), Dr. Bert Fraussen and Dr. Valérie Pattyn (Faculty of...
An interview with Peter Da Costa
And that's the 60-million-dollar question: how do you get to that point where everything we all do as actors and the system responds to what needs to be done… as opposed to what we, who are...
Identifying and Supporting Industries of the Future
ISA Fall 2020 Industrial Policy Series Identifying and Supporting Industries of the Future Many countries seek to identify and target support to industries that their governments...
Think tank credibility: an annotated reading list
Credibility is crucial for a think tank. To be able to effectively inform policy and practice they need to be and be seen as credible sources of information and advice. In the current...
Doing Research Assessment report on Nigeria – webinar
Doing Research in Nigeria: bridging the research gap and improving development policies About this Event Doing Research in Nigeria Registrations In Nigeria,...
OTT Conference 2020, the 2nd online event: a report
The OTT Conference 2020: the online events were a response to the need to postpone our 2020 conference in Berlin. In June we hosted the second online event and were joined...
The impact of COVID-19 on CRES in Senegal
On the surface, it may appear that CRES hasn’t been affected: everyday colleagues continue to work hard to inform decision-making, juggling work and family commitments. But crisis...
COVID-19: First survey results
The first On Think Tanks (OTT) survey on the impact of COVID-19 on think tanks was carried out between 7 April and 25 May 2020. It was a short pilot survey intended to provide us with a rapid...
Research and learning officer
On Think Tanks is the leading global source of information, ideas, advice and services for policy research centres, or think tanks. Funded in 2010, OTT has a global team and we work with think tanks, thinktankers and...