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The Role of the World’s Top Successful Think-Tanks in the Transformation of Societies: Drawing Lessons to Sub-Saharan African Think-Tanks

机译:世界上最成功的智囊团在社会转型中的作用:为撒哈拉以南非洲智囊团吸取教训

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Empirical studies in developed nations show that think tanks foster the transformation of societies through informed policy research and public outreach. The overall objective of this study is to pinpoint the excellent characteristics of the world’s top successful think tanks in the transformation of societies and draw lessons for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) think-tanks. It also aims to explore a range of factors and dynamics that affect think tanks in SSA. Broadly, this research project addresses three main components: (i) Excellent features of successful think tanks in the world, (ii) Challenges that are facing the think-tanks in SSA; and (iii) the way forwards for well-functioning of think tanks in SSA. The study employs in-depth desk literature review and document reviews in order to conceptualize/theorize the excellence features of think-tanks and the role of think-tanks. Following that, structured questionnaire on the nature and role of think tanks was sent for the 100 top ranked think tanks through survey monkey technique. From these 100 think tanks, 30 of the world’s top think tanks responded the survey monkey questionnaire. The list and ranking of think tanks were obtained from the data of 2013 Global Go to Think Tanks Index Report by McGann. Similarly, structured questionnaire on the challenges facing think tanks was sent for 250 randomly selected think tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); 52 of them responded the survey monkey questionnaire. In addition, data have been obtained through various think tank websites and correspondence with their staff. The study findings indicate that the features of successful think-tanks can be analyzed from the dimensions that include organization/structure, orientation/philosophy, dissemination and policy outreach, and funding. The study concludes that the excellent features of the world’s top successful think-tanks can be considered as lessons and benchmarks for the think-tanks in SSA. Besides, it highlights think tanks require favorable political environment and local private philanthropic traditions so that they can significantly contribute for the transformation of societies culturally and politically.
机译:发达国家的经验研究表明,智囊团通过知情的政策研究和公众宣传来促进社会的变革。这项研究的总体目标是查明社会变革中世界顶级成功智囊团的卓越特征,并为撒哈拉以南非洲(SSA)智囊团吸取教训。它还旨在探索影响SSA中智囊团的一系列因素和动态。从广义上讲,该研究项目涉及三个主要方面:(i)世界上成功的智囊团的卓越特征;(ii)SSA智囊团面临的挑战; (iii)撒哈拉以南地区智囊团运作良好的方向。该研究采用了深入的案头文献综述和文献综述,以概念化/理论化智囊团的卓越特征和智囊团的作用。然后,通过调查猴子技术向排名前100位的智囊团发送了有关智囊团的性质和作用的结构化问卷。在这100个智囊团中,有30个世界顶级智囊团回答了调查猴子问卷。智囊团的列表和排名是根据麦格恩(McGann)2013年全球智囊团指数报告中的数据得出的。同样,针对撒哈拉以南非洲(SSA)的250个随机选择的智囊团发送了关于智囊团所面临挑战的结构化问卷;其中有52位回答了调查猴子问卷。此外,还通过各种智囊团网站获得了数据,并与他们的员工取得了联系。研究结果表明,成功的智囊团的特征可以从包括组织/结构,方向/哲学,传播和政策延伸以及资金在内的维度进行分析。研究得出的结论是,世界上最成功的智囊团的卓越功能可以被视为SSA中智囊团的课程和基准。此外,它强调了智囊团需要良好的政治环境和当地的私人慈善传统,以便为文化和政治上的社会转型做出重大贡献。

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