In the past decade, populist parties throughout the world have become major political players. New populist political parties emerged and, at the same time, different variations of nativism...
We have quoted Pathways for Change: 10 theories to inform advocacy and policy change efforts, before. Sarah Stachowiak's 2013 paper offers a very clear and practical...
After two years of deep thinking and hard work, the global civil society alliance CIVICUS has launched the beta version of the CIVICUS Monitor – the first ever online tool specifically...
Across the world, the numbers of think tanks have surged as both thinktankers and their funders realise that, by promising at least part of the credibility awarded to universities and the...
Think tanks and policy research institutes are organisations that conduct research and provide recommendations for better public policies. Those of us who work in think tanks support our...
How can we effect real change in the world? Is there a tried and tested method we can rely on that harnesses the best of both academia and practical learnings from the field? The world is full of wannabe 'change...
Alejandro Chafuen is president of the Atlas Network (Atlas Economic Research Foundation) which works to help create and nurture think tanks across the world. He is on...
If we care about democracy, we should keep a close eye on think tanks – not as simplistic caricatures, but as the complex – and sometimes contradictory...
What is the role of a think tank or social change organisation today? While this is unlikely to be a burning question for many, it is something we, at the RSA, regularly...
How are think tanks responding to a changing environment? Part 1 of this article set out definitions of three important terms and then reviewed developments in the policy community and the...
The Big Picture This American-centric book, accurately titled, is about the evolving sources of “big ideas,” such as soft power, creative disruption and many others. It also elucidates...