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Episode Synopsis
Think-tanks play a critical role in developing and promoting policy solutions, particularly in times of extreme disruption and change.
However, these organisations now operate in information-rich societies where facts, evidence and credible research are often ignored – and where disinformation can gain a footing.
In this edition of the Bruegel Backstage podcast series on ‘The Sound of Economics’, Bruegel secretary general Matt Dann welcomes senior thought leaders from research centres around the world, to discuss a range of strategies and best practices for transforming public policy and institutions in an era of digital and political disruptions as well as increased social and economic turbulence.
Speakers
Matt Dann, secretary general at Bruegel
James McGann, director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Milena Lazarević, programme director and co-founder of the European Policy Centre in Belgrade, Serbia
Edward Kofi Anan Brown, senior director for research and policy engagements at the African Center for Economic Transformation in Ghana
Credits
Produced by Giuseppe Porcaro
James McGann, Milena Lazarević and Edward Kofi Anan Brown participated in the Global Think Tank Summit 2018, hosted by Bruegel in Brussels.
However, these organisations now operate in information-rich societies where facts, evidence and credible research are often ignored – and where disinformation can gain a footing.
In this edition of the Bruegel Backstage podcast series on ‘The Sound of Economics’, Bruegel secretary general Matt Dann welcomes senior thought leaders from research centres around the world, to discuss a range of strategies and best practices for transforming public policy and institutions in an era of digital and political disruptions as well as increased social and economic turbulence.
Speakers
Matt Dann, secretary general at Bruegel
James McGann, director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Milena Lazarević, programme director and co-founder of the European Policy Centre in Belgrade, Serbia
Edward Kofi Anan Brown, senior director for research and policy engagements at the African Center for Economic Transformation in Ghana
Credits
Produced by Giuseppe Porcaro
James McGann, Milena Lazarević and Edward Kofi Anan Brown participated in the Global Think Tank Summit 2018, hosted by Bruegel in Brussels.
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