Think tank

TASC

TASC

Dublin, Ireland

TASC is an independent think tank whose core focus is translating analysis into action. As a public education charity (CHY 14778), TASC engages in research and public outreach concerning inequality, democracy, and climate justice in the current political, economic, and social environment. Through its work, TASC seeks to increase public knowledge of economic and social policy, improve working conditions, facilitate a just transition to advance climate action and protect livelihoods and communities, and more generally, contribute to positive social change in Ireland and the EU.

Contact details

Website:
www.tasc.ie

Address:
28 Merrion Square North, Dublin 2, Ireland

Country:
Ireland

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Governance/Transparency Health Law/Justice/Human rights Social policy Trade/Economics/Finance
Geographics of focus
Ireland and the EU
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2001
Age (years)
TASC
 22
Ireland average
 31
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Proinsias deRossa, Des Geraghty, Jim O’Donnell, Fintan O’Toole and Prof John Horgan.
Founder gender: Both male and female founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2021): Dr Shana Cohen
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2021
TASC
 7
Ireland average
 20
Global average
 85
2020
TASC
 7
% Female staff
2021
TASC
 57%
Ireland average
 60%
Global average
 48%
2020
TASC
 57%
2019
TASC
 0%
% Female researchers
2021
TASC
 100%
Ireland average
 19%
Global average
 16%
2020
TASC
 100%
2019
TASC
 33%

Organisational performance

Publications
2020
TASC
 19
Ireland average
 49
Global average
 34
2019
TASC
 8
2018
TASC
 12
Financials
2019
TASC
 $897,754
Ireland average
 $845,740
Global average
 $51,716,051

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
TASC
 1,881
Ireland average
 11,460
Global average
 27,139
Likes (2022)
TASC
 1,820
Likes (2021)
TASC
 1,771
Twitter
Followers (2022)
TASC
 7,324
Ireland average
 8,410
Global average
 19,159
Followers (2021)
TASC
 6,917
Followers (2019)
TASC
 6,000
YouTube
Subscribers (2023)
TASC
 0
Ireland average
 1,735
Global average
 3,720
Vimeo
Subscribers (2019)
TASC
Ireland average
Global average
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
TASC
 925
Ireland average
 23,876
Global average
 16,226
Followers (2019)
TASC
 177

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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