Top 30 think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe 2011

By Xu Lin
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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://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-01/30/content_24505936.htm

• Top countries/regions with largest number of think tanks:
http://www.china.org.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

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