The role of citizens’ voice in think tanks’ body of evidence
The perceived failure of top-down approaches to development has put pressure on think tanks to involve the public more. Stuti Khemani’s research highlights the agency of...
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Research associate in peace and security
The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), an independent, non-profit think tank, is seeking a full-time research associate to contribute to the institute’s work on understanding the politics of the use of force...
Moving forward: Monitoring, knowledge production and knowledge sharing
This SDG series shared opinions of the researchers from South Asia who were engaged in the IDRC initiated regional review of the SDG implementation process. A number of...
Think tanks contributing towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In September 2015, 194 countries signed 17 universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address well-being of people. The SDG mantra of "leaving no one behind"...
Donald Abelson, professor and chair of political science at The University of Western Ontario
Do think tanks matter? Donald talks to us about his work with think tanks over 30 years, what he finds so interesting about these organisations and how they have evolved, and their role...
On Think Tanks Conference in South Africa
The 1st OTT Conference in Africa took place in Pretoria on 17th July 2018. The one-day conference was organised in partnership with Southern Hemisphere, and was designed to bring together thinktankers, policy...
The 2019 On Think Tanks Conference
The 2019 OTT Conference brought together thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tanks funders from around the world to share experiences, present their research, co-develop solutions to...
Building political will for policy change: the role of CSOs in Nigeria
The presence/extent of political will is a key determinant of the success or failure of policies. It is captured by the capability of political actors to achieve the...
Exploring the relationship between think tanks and social movements
Do think tanks and social movements work together? What motivates this engagement? How do they work with each other? What difficulties do they face? With the support of...
CaPRI’s participation in the 2019 OTT Conference
When I joined the CAPRI team in early 2018 as the director of research, I began to explore an international think tank network for us to join. Founded in 2007, CAPRI—the Caribbean Policy...
Policy relevant research and influence: a climate change teaching case
I was glad to return to Geneva, to the WinterSchool for Thinktankers, this time to work with young think tank leaders from around the world on policy-relevant...
Policy Kitchen: Empowering the public as experts and authors in research
Public engagement commonly focuses on consultation and awareness activities. By explaining and discussing findings, researchers seek to enhance the application, benefits...