Questionnaire on public policy think tanks in Central Europe

Research Project ­ The Public Policy Process

Funded by Open Society Institute International Policy Fellowships Program.

1. Name

2. Organizational form (institution x network, management x who sets the agenda ?)

3. Legal status, property, assets, liabilities

4. Human resources (permanent staff x temporary fellows, rules of recruitment, mobility)

5. Financial resources (public x private, fundraising and accountability)

6. Forms of activity (publications, seminars, etc.)

7. Political affiliation (partisan x nonpartisan, platform)

8. Academic profile (scholarly x advocational approach)

9. Public Impact (media coverage, success rate)

10. Main target groups and clients

11. Main areas of expertise

  J.Schneider, 2002