The Chatham House of the United Kingdom tops the list in the latest think tanks rankings of Western Europe, according to a latest report released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania's International Relations Program.
This annual report named "The 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings," the fifth edition of the kind, contains the most comprehensive rankings of the world's top think tanks, which has been described as the insider's guide to the global marketplace of ideas.
A total of 6,545 think tanks in the world were contacted and encouraged to participate in the nominations process, and a group of over 6000 scholars, journalists, policymakers, public and private donors, think tanks, and regional and subject area specialists were involved. The nominations and rankings were based on the detailed set of criteria, including the think tanks' production of rigorous and relevant research, publications, and programs in one or more substantive areas of research.
The following is the list of the top 50 think tanks in Western Europe 2011:?
Ranking |
Organization |
Country/Region |
1 |
Chatham House (CH), Royal Institute of International Affairs |
United Kingdom |
2 |
Amnesty International |
United Kingdom |
3 |
Transparency International (TI) |
Germany |
4 |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
Sweden |
5 |
International Crisis Group (ICG) |
Belgium |
6 |
Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |
Belgium |
7 |
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |
United Kingdom |
8 |
Bruegel |
Belgium |
9 |
Adam Smith Institute |
United Kingdom |
10 |
World Economic Forum |
Switzerland |
11 |
Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) |
Germany |
12 |
French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
France |
13 |
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik SWP) |
Germany |
14 |
Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations |
The Netherlands |
15 |
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) |
Germany |
16 |
Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) |
United Kingdom |
17 |
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
United Kingdom |
18 |
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) |
Germany |
19 |
Kiel Institute for World Economy |
Germany |
20 |
IDEAS, London School of Economic |
United Kingdom |
21 |
Civitas: Institute for Study of Civil Society |
United Kingdom |
22 |
Carnegie Europe |
Belgium |
23 |
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
United Kingdom |
24 |
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) |
Norway |
25 |
Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI), Sciences Po |
France |
26 |
European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) |
France |
27 |
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) |
United Kingdom |
28 |
Bertelsmann Foundation |
Germany |
29 |
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |
Denmark |
30 |
Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo (FRIDE) |
Spain |
31 |
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) |
The Netherlands |
32 |
Instituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) |
Italiy |
33 |
Centro de Estudios y Documentación Internacionales de Barcelona |
Spain |
34 |
Centre for European Studies |
Belgium |
35 |
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) |
Norway |
36 |
Heinrich Boell Stitftung |
Germany |
37 |
Ecologic Institute |
Germany |
38 |
Egmont Institute, Royal Institute for International Relations |
Belgium |
39 |
Timbro |
Sweden |
40 |
Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
Germany |
41 |
Demos |
United Kingdom |
42 |
Center for European Reform |
United Kingdom |
43 |
Center for Policy Studies |
United Kingdom |
44 |
European Policy Center (EPC) |
Belgium |
45 |
Fundación para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales (FAES) |
Spain |
46 |
Institute for Public Policy Research |
United Kingdom |
47 |
German Development Institute, Deutches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) |
Germany |
48 |
Real Instituto Eclano, Eclano Royal Institute |
Spain |
49 |
Fondation pour l’Innovation Politique |
France |
50 |
Instituto Bruno Leoni |
Italy |
? Full list of top 30 think tanks in the world 2011:
http://m.keyanhelp.cn/top10/2012-01/30/content_24505936.htm
? Top countries/regions with largest number of think tanks:
http://m.keyanhelp.cn/top10/2012-02/08/content_24582673.htm
? Top think tanks by region:
? Western Europe?????? ?? ? Central and Eastern Europe
? Asia???????????????????????????? ? Middle East and North Africa
? Top think tanks by area of research:
? Security and international affairs? ? International development??? International economic policy