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International Relations Program Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

Analytical Center of the Government of the Russian Federation

August 2, 2013

GOVERNMENTS

THINK TANKSAND


“'Measuring the Performance of Think Tanks”

James G. McGann, Ph.D.Assistant Director International Relations PogramDirectorThink Tanks and Civil Societies ProgramUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhone: 001 (215) 898 [email protected]

Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)

“Think Tanks’ Think Tank” Research and data on think tanksGlobal Database 6603 Think TanksGlobal Go-To Think Tank IndexGlobal and Regional Networking

Think Tank Capacity Building Program (TTCBP)

Knowledge exchange and capacity-building for governmental and NGO think tanks

Current Studies

Think Tanks in the BRICS and G20Think Tanks in India & ChinaTrends and Transitions Security and International Affairs Think Tanks Global Think Tanks and Policy Advice & GovernanceFifth Estate: Think Tanks and US Domestic and Foreign Policy


PENN’S TTCSP AND THE TTCBP

I. Global Overview of Think Tanks

II. Overview of Global Go To Think Tank Rankings Report


PRESENTATION STRUCTURE


Knowledge-based, policy-oriented institutions

Serve governments, intergovernmental organizations,

and civil society

A public policy research, analysis and engagement

organization

THINK TANK:

WHAT ROLE DO THINK TANKS PLAY?


“Within universities, research is frequently driven by arcane theoretical and methodological debates only distantly related to real policy dilemmas. Within government, officials immersed in the concrete demands of day-to-day policy-making are often too busy to take a step back and reconsider the broader trajectory of U.S. policy. Think tanks help bridge this gap between the worlds of ideas and action.”

- Richard Haass President, Council on Foreign Relations“Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Policy-Maker's Perspective”

Generate policy-oriented research, analysis, and advice

Engage and educate policymakers, media and public on policy issues

Identify, train, and develop talent

Provide a home for public figures who are out of office

Convene experts to float policy proposals and build consensus

Serve as bridge between knowledge and policy communities

Help bridge the gap between policymakers and the public

Be in the vanguard of political and economic development, and of policy innovation

The canary in the mine: key civil society indicator


ROLE OF THINK TANKS


GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF THINK TANKS


554

1194

1836721339

1919

40 Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

Middle East and North Africa

North America

Oceania

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF THINK TANKS BY REGION

(2012)

2012 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF THINK TANKS BY REGION


RegionNumber of

Think Tanks

% of Total

Africa 554 8.4

Asia 1194 18

Europe 1836 27.8

Latin America and Caribbean

721 11

Middle East and North Africa

339 5.1

North America 1919 29.1

Oceania 40 .6

Total 6603 100


TYPES OF THINK TANKS


Type Examples

Party-Affiliated• Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Germany)• Jaures Foundation (France)• Progressive Policy Institute (U.S.)

Governmental• China Development Institute (China)• Institute for Political & International Studies (Iran)• Congressional Research Service (U.S.)

Quasi-governmental

• Institute for Strategic & International Studies (Malaysia)• Korean Development Institute (Korea)• Woodrow International Center For Scholars (U.S.)

Autonomous and Independent

• Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (Pakistan)• Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)• Institute for International Economics (U.S.)

Quasi-independent

• European Trade Union Institute (Belgium)• NLI Research Institute (Japan)• Center for Defense Information (U.S.)

University-affiliated

• Foreign Policy Institute, Hacettepe University (Turkey)• Institute For International Relations (Brazil)• The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University (U.S.)

1960s and

1970s• TTs start to appear in large numbers, especially in OECD countries

1980s• Global expansion of TTs begin as TTs start to specialize

• First studies of TTs in literature appear

1990s• Explosive increase in number of TTs worldwide

2000s• Global networks of TTs form the most comprehensive source of information internationally available for policy makers

HISTORICAL THINK TANK TRENDS



1st wave 1917-1929 World War I; Great Depression

2nd wave 1937-1945 World War II

3rd wave 1950-1989 Cold War

4th wave 1960-1979 War on Poverty, Social Movements, International Development

5th wave 1980-1992 War of Ideas & the End of Cold War Consensus 6th wave 1989-2001 End of the Cold War; Impact of Globalization

7th wave 2001-2008 War on Terror

8th wave 2009-Present Global Economic Crisis & Rise of the G20


THINK TANKS AND PARADIGMS SHIFTS

Demands for independent information and analysisTechnology & communication advancesGlobalization of NGO fundingMore complex and high pressure issuesInformation revolutionDemocratizationEnd of government monopoly on information


REASONS FOR THE GROWTH OF THINK TANKS

Complexity and technical nature of policy problemsSize of government and crisis in confidence in government officials Globalization and the growth of state and non state actors Need for timely and concise information and analysis “in the right form at the right time”Emergence of Global Think Tanks

REASONS FOR THE GROWTH OF THINK TANKS


Individual donations

Corporate donations

Foundation grants

Government grants and contracts

Endowment

Other Revenue (rental income, sale of publications)


Diversified Funding =Ideal Funding Model

FUNDING SOURCES


• Timely and accessible research & analysis that is in “the right form, at the right time”

Relevance

• Scholars and analysts who consistently produce high quality, independent research & analysis

Rigor

• Data, research & analysis that is evidence based, subjected to a careful review process and quality controls

Reliability

• A range of high quality, accessible products that meet the needs of policy-makers, journalist & policy elites that are carefully marketed to key stake holders

Reach

The four Rs ofHigh Impact Think Tanks

• Based on the quality of a Think Tank’s ideas, independence and influence

• Think Tank is only as good as its last good idea, so keep the ideas coming

• Go-to place (GTP) for research and analysis on an issue or for a leading expert on a topic

• “Critical mass of positive buzz”

• In US, the GTP for the 2000 plus policy-makers, journalists and policy elites who shape public policy

Reputation

Tangible and Intangible Dimensions

The Fifth R


HYBRIDIZATION

OF THINK TANKS


Increasing blend of organizational types

Changing nature of staffing patterns

Academic CenterConsulting FirmAdvocacy GroupPolicy EnterpriseMedia TankTechie Tank

Academic ScholarAnalysts/Technocratic Activist/IdeologueMarketing/Sales Exec.JournalistTechie or Social

Networker

THINK, DO AND TWEET TANKS


Think Tank Research & Analysis

Think & Do Tank

Turns Ideas in to Action

Talk Tank Convenes Policy Elites

Do Tank Pushes Other People’s Ideas

Techie Tank Let Technology Do the Talking

Think tanks clearly face unique challenges depending on nature and state of political and economic system in which they operate

All think tanks, however, face a common set of challenges that can be summarized by 4 Ms:

MISSION MANPOWER

MONEY MARKET


CHALLENGES – THE “4 MS”


• What are think tanks and how do they establish their research priorities in a fast changing world?

Mission

• How and where do think tanks recruit and retain top talents?

Manpower

• Who funds think tanks and how independent are they?Money

• How do think tanks convince policy-makers of their worth? Market

It is for this reason that we propose a regional think tank summit that will provide for a peer-to-peer exchange of best practices in think tank management and policy development

GLOBAL GO TO THINK TANK RANKINGS REPORTOVERVIEW


WHAT IS THE GLOBAL “GO-TO”?

Comprehensive, global ranking of the world’s top think tanks that are selected from a universe of 6,545 policy organizations from every region of the world (182 countries)Highlights the important contribution think tanks make to government and civil society globallyBased on a worldwide survey of 1,500 scholars, journalists, policymakers and peers from 120 countries.“An insider’s guide to the global marketplace of ideas”


SNAPSHOT OF GGTTT INDEX’S GLOBAL REACH

• Germany (84)• India (52)• Belgium (47)• UK (45) • France (40)• Brazil (34)• China (25)• Russia (24)• Israel (23)• Argentina (20)• Australia (17)• Japan (17)


• Poland (15)• Singapore (14)•South Africa (14) •Sweden (14)•Malaysia (14) •Ukraine (13)•Mexico (12)•Turkey (12)•Denmark (10)•Egypt (8)•Ghana (8)•Hungary (8)

•Ecuador (7)•Bangladesh (5) • Peru (5)• Bulgaria (4)• Bolivia (4)• Chile (4)• Ethiopia (4)• Nepal (4)• Belarus (3)• Yemen (2)• Iran (1)• Cambodia (1)

BACKGROUNDGlobal “Go-To” initiated in 2006; first report 2007

2009 – featured at a UN briefing, published in Foreign Policy magazine and The Economist

Expert and Peer-based ranking system that attempts to identify “centers of excellence”

Creates a global list of top think tanks by region and functional policy areas

Provides think tanks, donors, and constituents with a another metric to evaluate performance



AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE ON

GLOBAL THINK TANK RANKINGS

Global Reach of the Rankings • 6,603 think tanks invited to participate

• 1,947 individuals from 120 countries participated in the process

• Think tanks were nominated and then ranked in 38 categories

• Total number of think tanks nominated 1,647

• Total number of nominations well over 57,000

• 171 think tanks nominated for the top think in the world


Snapshot of Participants• 793 nominated expert panelists• 150 journalists and scholars• 55 current and former directors of

think tank programs and networks • 40 public and private donors• 100s of think tanks• 25-30 intergovernmental organizations• 120 academic institutions


What’s New 2012 and 2013• New Categories 2012

– Top Energy and Resource Policy Think Tanks– Top Education Policy Think Tanks (Unranked)– Best For-Profit Think Tanks (Unranked)– Best Advocacy Campaign– Best Policy Study/Report Produced 2011-2012– Best Independent Think Tanks

• New Categories 2013– Best Think Tank By Country


What’s New This Year• Modified Categories

– Asia is now divided into two categories.• Top Think Tanks in Asia (Excluding China, India,

Japan, and the Republic of Korea)• Top think Tanks in China, India, Japan, and the

Republic of Korea

– Best New Think Tanks now examines organizations founded over the past 24 months instead of 18.

– The Americas have been rearranged into:• Top Think Tanks in Central American and the

Caribbean • Top Think Tanks in Mexico and Canada• Top Think Tanks in South America


Meeting, Listening Responding

– Some contend that that Go To Report has a strong OECD bias. Changes have been implemented to enable underrepresented regions and countries to be represented in the rankings:

• Dramatically increasing the number of listings in each category

• Splitting Asia into two categories • Creating a separate category for Mexico and Canada• Creating two global rankings both with and without the

U.S.• Creating a category recognizing organizations with a

budget of less that $5 million


Feedback, Evaluation Redesign

• There have been methodological changes in addition to the structural fixes. – In 2010 over 100 Expert Panelists participated in an

evaluation of the ranking criteria and nominations and indexing process. This resulted in a number of major changes designed to limit bias, improve inclusivity and the quality and integrity of the process.:• The nomination process was opened to every think

tank in the world as identified by the TTCSP. This replaced a system where the initial slate of institutions was developed by the Expert Panels.

• Process is now a mix of peer and expert nomination, and ranking. Final ranking now reviewed and evaluated by Expert Panels

• An outreach effort was launched in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and MENA to improve response from these regions and further expand the Report.


Rankings – Global*• Top Think Tanks – Worldwide (Non-US)

– Chatham House (United Kingdom); Bruegel (Belgium); Stockholm, International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Sweden); Amnesty International (United Kingdom); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

• Top Think Tanks – Worldwide (US and Non-US)– Brookings Institution (United States); Chatham

House (United Kingdom); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States); Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)(Sweden); Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

*For the sake of brevity only the top 5 think tanks are listed in each category.


Rankings - Regional• Top Think Tanks In the United States

– Brookings Institution; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR); Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); RAND Corporation

• Top Think Tanks in Western Europe– Bruegel (Belgium); Chatham House (United

Kingdom); Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Sweden); International Crisis Group (ICG) (Belgium); Amnesty International (United Kingdom)


Rankings - Regional• Top Think Tanks in Central and Eastern Europe

– Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) (Poland); Carnegie Moscow Center (Russia); Institute of World Economic and International Relations (IMEMO, RAS) (Russia); Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) (Poland); Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Russia)

• Top Think Tanks in Asia (Excluding China, India, Japan, and the Republic of Korea)– Lowy Institute (Australia); Singapore Institute of

International Affairs (SIIA) (Singapore); Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) (New Zealand); Australian Institute for International Affairs (AIIA) (Australia); East Asia Institute (Singapore)


Rankings - Regional• Top Think Tanks in China, India Japan, and the

Republic of Korea– Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) (China); Japan

Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (Japan); Korea Development Institute (KDI) (Republic of Korea); China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) (China); Asan Institute for Policy Studies (Republic of Korea)

• Top Think Tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa– South African Institute of International Affairs (South

Africa); Centre for Conflict Resolution (South Africa); Institute for Security Studies (South Africa); African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) (South Africa); Africa Institute of South Africa (South Africa)


Rankings - Regional• Top Think Tanks in Mexico and Canada

– Fraser Institute (Canada); Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI) (Mexico); Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) (Canada); North-South Institute (Canada); Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Econmoica (CIDE) (Mexico)

• Top Think Tanks in South and Central America– Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil); Economic Commission

for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (Chile); Centro do Estudios Públicos (CEP) (Chile); Centro de Divulgacion del Conocimineto Economomico para la Libertad (CEDICE Libertad) (Venezuela); Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Economicica y Social (CERES) (Uruguay)


Rankings - Regional• Top Think Tanks in the Middle East and

North Africa (MENA)– Carnegie Middle East Center (Lebanon); Gulf

Research Center (GRC) (Saudi Arabia); Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (Israel); Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) (Turkey); Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (Egypt)


Rankings – Research Area • Top Security and International Affairs

– Center for Strategic and International Studies (United States); Chatham House (United Kingdom); Brookings Institution (United States); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States)

• Top International Development– Brookings Institution (United States); Overseas

Development Institute (ODI) (United Kingdom); Center for Global Development (CGD) (United States); Center for International Development (CID) (United States); Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (United States)


Rankings – Research Area • Top Environment

– World Resources Institute (United States); Brookings Institution (United States); Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (United

States); Worldwatch Institute (United States); Earthwatch Institute (United States)

• Top Health Policy– Bloomberg School of Public Health Research

Centers (JHSPH) (United States); Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (United Kingdom); Brookings Institution (United States); RAND Corporation (United States) ; Fraser Institute (Canada)


Rankings – Research Area • Top Domestic Economic Policy

– Brookings Institution (United States); Cato Institute (United States); American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (United States); Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)

• Top International Economic Policy– Bruegel (Belgium); Brookings Institution (United

States); Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States); Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany); Chatham House (United Kingdom)


Rankings – Research Area • Top Social Policy

– Brookings Institution (United States); RAND Corporation (United States); American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States); Urban Institute (United States): Amnesty International (United Kingdom)

• Top Science and Technology– MIT Science, Technology, and Society Program

(STS) (United States); Max Planck Institute (Germany); RAND Corporation (United States); Center for Development Research (ZEF) Germany); Information and Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) (United States)


Rankings – Research Area • Top Transparency and Good Governance

– Transparency International (TI) (United Kingdom); Amnesty International (United Kingdom); Freedom House (United States); Open Society Institute (OSI) (United Kingdom); Mo Ibrahim Foundation (United Kingdom)

• Top Energy and Resource Policy– World Resource Institute (United States); Oxford

Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) (United Kingdom); RAND Corporation (United States); American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States); Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) (United States)


Rankings - Special Categories

• Most Innovative Policy Ideas/Proposals– Brookings Institution (United States); Carnegie

Endowment for International Peace (United States); Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States); Cato Institute (United States); International Crisis Group (ICG) (Belgium

• Best New Think Tank – Google Ideas (United States); Economic Strategies

for the 2st Century (e21) (United States); Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) (Canada); Econwatch Society of Political Analysis (Germany); Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) (Malaysia)



• Outstanding Policy-Oriented Research Program– Brookings Institution (United States); Carnegie

Endowment for International Peace (United States); RAND Corporation (United States); Bruegel (Belgium); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States)

• Best Use of the Internet or Social Media– Heritage Foundation (United States); Center for

American Progress (CAP) (United States); Brookings Institution (United States); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States); Amnesty International (United Kingdom)



• Best Use of the Media (Print or Electronic) – Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United

States); Brookings Institution (United States); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States); Amnesty International (United Kingdom); Human Rights Watch (United States)

• Best External Relations/Public Engagement Program– Brookings Institution (United States); Amnesty

International (United Kingdom); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States); Chatham House (United Kingdom); Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)


Rankings - Special Categories• Most Significant Impact on Public Policy

– Amnesty International (United Kingdom); Brookings Institution (United States); Bruegel (Belgium); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States)

• Best University Affiliated Think Tanks– Hoover Institution, Stanford University (United States);

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University (United States); Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex (United Kingdom); Center for International Development (CID), Harvard University (United States); Center for International Studies and Research (CERI), Sciences Po (France)



• Best Government Affiliated Think Tanks– World Bank Institute (WBI), World Bank (United States);

United States Institute for Peace (USIP) (United States); Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) (China); Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) (United Kingdom); United Nations University (UNU) (Japan)

• Best Party Affiliated Think Tanks– Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (Germany);

Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) (Germany); Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) (Germany); Demos (United Kingdom); Fredrich Nauman Foundation (FNS) (Germany)



• Annual Operating Budget under $5 Million USD– Foreign Policy Research Institute (US); North-South

Institute (Canada); Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) (Poland); Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internationais (CEBRI) (Brazil); Libertad y Desarrollo (Chile); Centro de Estudios Publicos (CEP) (Chile)

• Best Advocacy Campaign– Amnesty International (United Kingdom); Human Rights

Watch (United Kingdom); Transparency International (TI) (Germany); International Crisis Group (ICG) (Belgium); Batory Foundation (Poland)

• Best Policy Study/Report Produced in 2011-2012– Brookings Institution (United States); Bruegel

(Belgium); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States)



• Best Policy Study/Report Produced in 2011-2012– Brookings Institution (United States); Bruegel

(Belgium); Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) (United States); Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)


SNAPSHOT OF WHO PARTICIPATES

793 nominated expert panelists

150 journalists and scholars

55 current and former directors of think tank programs and networks

40 public and private donors

100s of think tanks

25-30 intergovernmental organizations

120 academic institutions


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James G. McGann, Ph.D.DirectorThink Tanks and Civil Societies ProgramUniversity of Pennsylvania635 Williams Hall255 S. 36th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6305Phone: 001 (215) 898 [email protected] 55


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