World: Report identifies worlds top “go-to think tanks”

Global "Go-To Think Tanks ? is a report that identifies some of the leading public policy research organizations in the world. This project grew out of never ending requests from journalists, scholars and government officials who want a list of the leading think tanks in a particular country or region of the world. Global"Go-To Think Tanks" is the culmination of 18 months of polling and surveying to create that list.

The attached report summarizes the findings of this pilot project and identifies what might be called the ?go to think tanks? in every region of the world. Institutions were nominated by a panel of over 50 experts from around the world. The participants in this project agreed to submit their lists of high performance think tanks and then rank the combined list so that the top think tanks might be identified. The panel selected from the 288 think tanks that were nominated as institutions that distinguished themselves by producing rigorous and relevant research, publications and programs.

James G. McGann, Ph.D.
President, McGann Associates
Senior Fellow and Director
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Political Science,Villanova University

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