Cape Town's Centre for Conflict Resolution has been named the leading think tank in sub-Saharan Africa in a survey of 5 500 such organisations in 170 countries.
The Centre for Conflict Resolution, based at the University of Cape Town, was the only African organisation among the top 50 think tanks globally in the report compiled by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme.
Its author, James McGann, wrote in his introduction: "(Think tanks) generate and fine-tune solutions to some of the most complex and vexing issues of the day. Leaders... need them to provide independent analysis, help set policy agendas, and bridge the gap between knowledge and power."
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McGann defined think tanks as "public policy research, analysis and engagement institutions that generate policy-oriented research, analysis and advice on domestic and international issues that enable policymakers and the public to make informed decisions about public policy issues".
The Centre for Conflict Resolution, 41st on the list of the 50 top think tanks outside the US, was top among those in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its executive director, Adekeye Adebajo, said the ranking was "a great honour".
"We had set out to become the leading pan-African organisation in our field five years ago, and have now gained this recognition," Adebajo said.
Other South African organisations featured on the sub-Saharan African list include the Institute for Security Studies, the SA Institute of International Affairs and the Free Market Foundation. - Staff Writer
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This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Times on January 19, 2009
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