The Carnegie Moscow Center of Russia tops the list in the latest think tanks rankings of Central and Eastern 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 30 think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe 2011:
Ranking |
Organization |
Country/Region |
1 |
Carnegie Moscow Center |
Russia |
2 |
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) |
Poland |
3 |
Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) |
Poland |
4 |
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) |
Russia |
5 |
Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO, RAS) |
Russia |
6 |
Center for Policy Studies, Central European University |
Hungary |
7 |
Center for Eastern Studies (OSW) |
Poland |
8 |
Prague Security Studies Institute |
Czech Republic |
9 |
Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR), New Economic School |
Russia |
10 |
Centre for Liberal Strategies |
Bulgaria |
11 |
Center for Security and Defense Studies |
Hungary |
12 |
Institute of International Relations |
Czech Republic |
13 |
Lithuanian Free Market Institute |
Lithuania |
14 |
Europeum-Institute for European Policy (Europeum) |
Czech Republic |
15 |
Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) |
Azerbaijan |
16 |
Institute for the USA and Canadian Studies |
Russia |
17 |
Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies |
Serbia |
18 |
Adriatic Institute for Public Policy |
Croatia |
19 |
Albanian Institute for International Studies |
Albania |
20 |
Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) |
Montenegro |
21 |
PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies |
Estonia |
22 |
Razumkov Center |
Ukraine |
23 |
New Economic School |
Georgia |
24 |
Hungarian Institute of International Affairs |
Hungary |
25 |
Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SVOP) |
Russia |
26 |
Adam Smith Center |
Poland |
27 |
Slovak Foreign Policy Association |
Slovakia |
28 |
Institute of Public Affairs |
Poland |
29 |
Institute for Market Economics |
Bulgaria |
30 |
Independent Institute for Social Policy |
Russia |
? 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:
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? Top think tanks by area of research:
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