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Transparency is central to everything think tanks do
Globalisation and new information technologies have changed the operating conditions for think tanks. Among the new challenges is the disconnect between governments...
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...
Monitoring costs on research projects: often a challenge for senior managers
Financial disasters in the form of major project cost overruns appear to happen to a significant share of think tanks, with some think tanks experiencing them with...
Monitoring costs on research projects: often a challenge for senior managers
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about how well-managed think tanks can avoid a steady drum-beat of project cost overruns, and five key ingredients that...
Complexity and paradox: lessons from Indonesia
The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus once said that “the only thing that is constant is change”. And the international development industry is certainly obsessed with instigating it (and not...
All have to be critical and creative consumers of research
In "Critical context: Research can guide teachers, but it cannot determine what will work in their classrooms", published in the RSA Journal, Dylan Wiliam outlines all we...
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...
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