Showing posts with label Think Tanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Think Tanks. Show all posts

Monday, January 31, 2011

2010 Global Go To Think Tanks Rankings and Trends

2010 Global Go To Think Tanks Rankings and Trends

Source: Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania

The 2010 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings marks the fourth edition of what has now become an annual report. The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the International Relations Program, University of Pennsylvania has created a process for ranking think tanks around the world. It is the first comprehensive ranking of the world’s top think tanks, based on a worldwide survey of close to 1500 scholars, policy makers, journalists and regional and subject area experts.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Washington's Think Tanks: Factories to Call Our Own

Washington's Think Tanks: Factories to Call Our Own

Source: Washingtonian Magazine

America has been defined by its great cities and their signature industries. Pittsburgh became the city of steel during the industrial age. During the first half of the 20th century, Detroit became the city of automobiles. Los Angeles led the rise of film and television. More recently, California’s Silicon Valley spearheaded the technology boom, and New York is synonymous with Wall Street.Washington has always been different. It has never had much of a manufacturing base, and since Georgetown ceased to be an active port in the late 18th century, it hasn’t exported many products. In fact, Washington “makes” very little. Yet there is one industry that Washington can claim as its own: the ideas industry.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Global “Go-To Think Tanks”: The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations in the World, 2007

The Global “Go-To Think Tanks”: The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations in the World, 2007

Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute

Gone are the days when a think tank could operate with the motto “research it, write it and they will find it”. Today, think tanks must be lean, mean, policy machines. This report summarizes the findings of a pilot project to identify some of the leading think tanks in the world, and provides lists of what might be called the “go to think tanks” in every region.