Top 30 think tanks in Middle East and North Africa 2011
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The Carnegie Middle East Center of Lebanon tops the list in the latest think tanks rankings of the Middle East and North Africa, 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 Middle East and North Africa 2011:
|
Ranking |
Organization |
Country/Region |
|
1 |
Carnegie Middle East Center |
Lebanon |
|
2 |
Gulf Research Center (GRC) |
United Arab Emirates |
|
3 |
Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies |
Egypt |
|
4 |
Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) FNA Jafee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University |
Israel |
|
5 |
Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) |
Turkey |
|
6 |
Center for Economics and Policy Studies (EDAM) |
Turkey |
|
7 |
Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies |
Israel |
|
8 |
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies |
Qatar |
|
9 |
Brookings Doha Center |
Qatar |
|
10 |
Centre des Etudes et Recherches en Sciences Sociales (CERSS) |
Morocco |
|
11 |
Center for Strategic Studies |
Jordan |
|
12 |
RAND-Qatar Policy Institute |
Qatar |
|
13 |
Association for Liberal Thinking |
Turkey |
|
14 |
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies |
Israel |
|
15 |
Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research |
United Arab Emirates |
|
16 |
Center of Arab Women for Training and Research |
Egypt |
|
17 |
Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs |
Egypt |
|
18 |
Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies |
Kuwait |
|
19 |
Arab Thought Forum |
Jordan |
|
20 |
Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) |
Lebanon |
|
21 |
Issam Fares Center for Public Policy and International Affair (IFI), American, University of Beirut |
Lebanon |
|
22 |
Dubai Institute of Government |
United Arab Emirates |
|
23 |
Rabin Centre for Israeli Studies |
Israel |
|
24 |
Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information |
Palestinian Authority |
|
25 |
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies |
Egypt |
|
26 |
Israel Democracy Institute |
Israel |
|
27 |
European Stability Initiative |
Turkey |
|
28 |
Amadeus Center |
Morocco |
|
29 |
Harry S. Truman Institute for Advancement of Peace |
Israel |
|
30 |
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs |
Israel |
• 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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