Orphan date February 2009 ThinkTankTrainingCentre is a privately owned 3D animation , Game Design , and Visual effects Visual Effects School in North Vancouver, British Columbia North Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , on the north shore in lower Lonsdale. It was founded in 2005 and offers students the ability to learn computer graphics in manner that reflects the needs of the industry. ThinkTank offers a 12 month program in 3D animation , Computer model modelling , game design and visual effects . Software taught at ThinkTank include, Maya software Maya , Softimage XSI XSI , Zbrush , Lightwave , Photoshop , Mudbox , and many others. External links http www.tttc.ca ThinkTankTrainingCentre Official Site http www.thinktanktrainingcentre.com ThinkTankTrainingCentre Canada Animation School Category Computer related organizations ... more details
Orphan date January 2011 Infobox military unit unit name TankTrainingCentre image caption country Poland ... Polish Army TankTrainingCentretraining unit of the Polish Tank Units in the Soviet Union , the Middle ... of the Polish Armoured Forces in the Soviet Union submitted a wide ranging training plan for the Polish Units by proposing to create a trainingcentre of tank and transport troops to be attached to the Soviet TankTraining School in Saratov. The plan was approved by W adys aw Anders Gen Anders and submitted ... Szostak, on 15 Jan, 1942 ordered the formation of the following units Organisation Centre of Tank Units c.o. Capt Bronislaw Rafalski TankTrainingCentre c.o. Major Felsztynski Order 150 tjn. Br.Panc. Core of the TankTrainingCentre was to consist of the 5th and the 6th Tank Battalions. At the beginning the Centre was located in the region of Carabalty in the vicinity of Frunze. The training ... April, 1942 he ordered formation of the 2nd Tank Brigade. Gen. Paszkiewicz c.o. of the brigade outlined structure of the brigade and appointed commanding officers. Initially TankTrainingCentre was attached to the brigade but later became a part of the Army TrainingCentre under a name of Transport and TankTrainingCentre commanded by Major Szostak. File Szostak major.jpg thumb 180px Major Stanislaw Szostak Initially there was a shortage of the training equipment and even some light Italian tanks had to be transported to the Centre from the battlefields of North Africa. Training was progressing ... was received to train units of the 2nd Tank Brigade. The entire training of the tank units of the 2nd Polish Corps was conducted by the Centre, commanded by Lt.Col. Szostak. In March 1944 the Centre was stationed in St. Basilio and Metra in Italy and became part of the Reserve Armoured Troops Centre of the 2nd Polish Corps Gen Anders order dated 15 April 1944 . On 6 August 1944 the Centre became known ..., on his own initiative, approached Col Rogonin commanding officer of the Saratov Tank School with a plan ... more details
This article is about the political thinktank. For other organisations by this name, see Centre for European Studies The Centre for European Studies is a Political foundation at European level , and the official foundation thinktank of the European People s Party , founded in 2008. Following the 2008 revision of the EU Regulation that governs European political parties allowing the creation of European foundations affiliated to Europarties , the European People s Party EPP established in the same year its official foundation thinktank, the Centre for European Studies CES . The CES includes as members all the major national think tanks and foundations affiliated to EPP member parties Konrad Adenauer Foundation CDU , Hanns Seidel Foundation CSU , FAES Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies PP , Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy ND , Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation MOD , the Political Academy of the Austrian People s Party VP and others. During the 2009 European elections campaign, the CES launched a successful web based campaign module tellbarroso.eu to support Jose Manuel Barroso , the EPP candidate, for re election as Commission President. The Budapest based Robert Schuman Institute and the Luxembourg based Robert Schuman Foundation European People s Party Robert Schuman Foundation are also affiliated with the European People s Party. Political foundations at European level References references External links http www.thinkingeurope.eu Centre for European Studies CES homepage http www.epp.eu European People s Party EPP portal site Category European People s Party Category Political and economic think tanks based in Europe Category Political and economic research foundations Poli org stub ... more details
in 1947. The second most important state sponsored thinktank is the Centre for Eastern Studies ...Other uses A thinktank or policy institute is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy ... is an introduction to the thinktank landscape, and provides a way to quickly navigate to those of interest. History While the term thinktank originated in the 1950s, such organizations date ... referred to as brain boxes after the slang term for the skull. The phrase thinktank in wartime American slang referred to rooms where strategists discussed war planning. The term thinktank itself ... Institute ref The impact of globalization on the thinktank movement is most evident in regions .... This will invariably affect the levels of academic freedom within each thinktank and to whom or what ... to the study and assessment of think tanks has been criticised by thinktank researchers such as Enrique Mendizabal and Goran Buldioski, Director of the ThinkTank Fund, supported by the Open ... Buldioski first Goran title Mirror, mirror on the wall tell me who is the best thinktank in the world ... Governmentally created or state sponsored thinktank Corporate created or business affiliated thinktank ref name Struyk, R. J. 2006 Struyk, R. J. 2006 . Managing Think Tanks Paractical Guidance ... of the thinktank or by individual researchers, or by the thinktank of their funders ref Braml, J ... tank staff left to form part of the new governments. In the U.S., the role of leading think tanks .... How a thinktank addresses these largely depends on how they work, their ideology vs. evidence credentials ... a thinktank. As Simon James aptly noted in 1998, Discussion of think tanks...has a tendency to get bogged down in the vexed question of defining what we mean by thinktank an exercise that often ... thinktank, think tanks are one of the main policy actors in democratic societies ..., assuring a pluralistic ... thinktank experts are depicted as neutral sources without any ideological predispositions when ... more details
wiktionary thinktank A thinktank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy. ThinkTank may also refer to tocright In music ThinkTank Blur album ThinkTank Blur album ThinkTank band , featuring members of the band Information Society band Information Society In film ThinkTank film ThinkTank film , a 2006 film ThinkTank TV series ThinkTank TV series , a television show on PBS, with Ben Wattenberg ThinkTank Star Trek Voyager ThinkTank Star Trek Voyager , an episode of Star Trek Voyager In media ThinkTank Henry Rollins album ThinkTank Henry Rollins album , a 1998 spoken word recording by Henry Rollins ThinkTank, a temporary alias adopted by the fictional Marvel Comics super villain Mentallo ThinkTank comics is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero member of Freedom Force ThinkTanks , a 2003 popular tank shooter Other Thinktank mecha , a descriptive name for a Tachikoma in Ghost in the Shell Thinktank, Birmingham , a museum in Birmingham, England Isolation tankThinktank , another name for an isolation tank disambiguation fr Thinktank homonymie it ThinkTank ... more details
New Direction The Foundation for European Reform is a centre right thinktank that formulates policies promoting the free market and opposing a federal Europe . It is the political foundation at European level affiliated to the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists AECR , and based in Brussels , Belgium . External links http www.newdirectionfoundation.org New Direction official website Political foundations at European level Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists Category Political and economic think tanks based in Europe Category Think tanks based in Belgium Category Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists nongov org stub ... more details
ThinkTank was a discussion program on Public Broadcasting Service PBS Public television , hosted by Ben Wattenberg . It aired weekly from 1994 to 2010. ref http internationalentertainmentnews.com 2010 01 thinktank with ben wattenberg to end.html ref Wattenberg has expressed a hope that the series will return to the air if and when the economy improves, making more funds available for underwriting. External links http www.pbs.org thinktank Official ThinkTank Page http www.thinktanktv.com media index.php ThinkTank online video page References reflist DEFAULTSORT ThinkTank Tv Series Category 1994 American television series debuts Category 1990s American television series Category 2000s American television series Category 2010s American television series Category American television talk shows Category PBS network shows PBS stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2010 The ThinkTank Directory A Guide to Independent Nonprofit Public Policy Research Organizations profiles more than 1,100 national and state based think tanks in the United States. The typical entry for each thinktank includes a mission statement, chief administrative contact, year founded, methods of operation, board members, policy research areas, representative reports and periodicals, number of staff, budget size by category, and funding sources by type, as well as website, mailing address, telephone, fax, and e mail address. Lists of think tanks Many think tanks have Wikipedia articles, try searching for the organization by name or see the following lists List of think tanks by country List of think tanks in the United States List of think tanks in the United Kingdom External links http www.thinktankdirectory.com Publisher s website Category Directories ref book stub ... more details
Catalyst later Catalyst Forum was an independent left wing thinktank based in London , United Kingdom , set up in 1998 to promote policies directed to the redistribution of power, wealth and opportunity. Though not aligned to any political party, it was generally sympathetic to the Labour Movement and described itself as an organisation of the left . The organisation was founded at the high point of Tony Blair s modernisation of the Labour Party UK Labour Party and struggled to attract funding, especially from the trades unions who had originally been expected to be the most sympathetic to its redistributionist platform. Trades unions, concerned at further exclusion from power either by the electorate or the new Labour Party leadership, took a sharp turn away from too deep an association with the Left at this time and only begun in 2005 and 2006 to develop an increased if cautious interest in left wing thought as a new generation of activist trades union leaders has emerged. Former right wing but egalitarian Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Roy Hattersley , was an early supporter, as was John Edmonds , General Secretary of the GMB Union , who had a deep commitment to full employment strategies. Hattersley made the point that he had stood still while the Labour Party had moved from the far Left to the Right over his head. Catalyst attracted intellectuals and academics on the centre left associated with Tribune magazine Tribune , Red Pepper magazine Red Pepper , the Grassroots Alliance , the Full Employment Forum and a variety of similar groups who were in danger of being left ... s annual ThinkTank Awards http www.prospectmagazine.co.uk thinktank2010 . In 2006 it merged with the Compass thinktank Compass organisation http www.guardian.co.uk politics 2006 may 19 uk.thinktanks . See also List of UK think tanks Compass thinktank Category Political and economic think tanks based ... became a high point for centre left political exiles from within the Labour Movement to meet and catch ... more details
Distinguish Demos US thinktank Infobox organisation name Demos image Demos thinktank logo.JPG location London formation 1993 website http www.demos.co.uk www.demos.co.uk status Charity no. 1042046 Demos is a thinktank based in the United Kingdom . History Demos was founded in 1993 by former Marxism Today editor Martin Jacques , and Geoff Mulgan , who became its first director. It was formed in response to what Mulgan, Jacques and others saw as a crisis in politics in Britain, with voter engagement in decline and political institutions unable in their view to adapt to major social changes. Demos was conceived as a network of networks which could draw together different sources of ideas and expertise to improve public policy. ref http www.timeshighereducation.co.uk story.asp?storyCode 159990§ioncode 5 Times Higher Education Demos s brave new words ref In the run up to the United Kingdom general election, 1997 1997 general election it was seen as being close to the Labour Party UK Labour Party , in particular its then leader Tony Blair . It defines itself, however, as independent ... Commons licence. Demos is unrelated to the Demos US thinktank US thinktank of the same name. See also Demos U.S. thinktank List of UK think tanks References Reflist External links http www.demos.co.uk ... Limited Category Political and economic think tanks based in the United Kingdom Category Public policy think tanks based in the United Kingdom Category 1993 establishments in the United Kingdom da Demos britisk t nketank fr Demos thinktank ... 1576447 The top twelve think tanks in Britain.html The Daily Telegraph The top twelve think tanks in Britain ref Between 1998 and 2006, under Director Tom Bentley , it moved away from being just a thinktank and an increasing part of its workload was described as public interest consultancy . citation ... bunting Demos Media Centre Madeleine Bunting Resigns as Director of Demos ref She then returned ... more details
Fulcrum is a Church of England thinktank representing the Evangelical Centre of the CofE. Formed in 2002, Fulcrum aims to renew the moderate centre of the evangelical tradition in the Church of England. ref name web Fulcrum Website http fulcrum anglican.org.uk Accessed February 2008 ref Fulcrum is normally viewed as representative of the open evangelical tradition within the Church of England . History Fulcrum was conceived by Francis Bridger and others in response to strong and extreme responses from some evangelical quarters of the Church of England to the appointment of Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury . In 2003 the first official meeting of Fulcrum took place and the appointments of Chair, vice chairs, administrator and theological advisor were made. ref name web The equivalent organization in the Episcopal Church United States Episcopal Church of the USA is Covenant , ref http covenant communion.com ?page id 19 ref an organization which aims to renew the centre of the Christian tradition in North America and particularly within Anglicanism. Purpose A fulcrum is the point of balance in a pivot. Fulcrum chose this name because it seeks to renew the evangelical tradition at the centre of the Church of England . According to its website fulcrum embraces an historic orthodoxy that is generous in spirit, confident in the contribution evangelicals can make to Anglicanism . ref name web In the current climate of uncertainty in the Anglican Communion , Fulcrum seeks to promote an unpolarised evangelicalism often missing from evangelicalism evangelical comment and actions. Publications Fulcrum publishes articles regularly through its website on a wide range of issues that are affecting the Church of England. Issues as diverse as Anglicanism br Ethics br Film br History of Christianity br Mission br Other Faiths br Pastoral Issues br Poetry br Politics and Faith br Roman Catholicism br Science br Sexuality br Spirituality br Theology br Women Bishops Fulcrum does ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name ThinkTank Type studio Artist Blur band Blur Cover Thinktank album cover.jpg Released 5 May 2003 Release details details Recorded November 2001 November ... Cook Last album 13 Blur album 13 br 1999 This album ThinkTank br 2003 Next album TBA Misc Extra chronology Artist Damon Albarn Type albums Last album Laika Come Home br 2002 This album ThinkTank br 2003 Next album Democrazy br 2003 Singles Name ThinkTank Type studio single 1 Out of Time Blur ... Good Song single 3 date 6 October 2003 ThinkTank is the seventh and final studio album by the English ... ref Recording history The recording for ThinkTank started in November 2001 at 13 Studio in London ... think.htm title Blur ThinkTank album info publisher Vblurpage.com date 2003 05 05 accessdate 2011 ... Blur 1997 , ThinkTank continued the jam based studio constructions of 13 Blur album 13 1999 . The album .... Given what Albarn has delivered since, ThinkTank is nearer to the sound and feel of a Gorillaz ... entirely written by Albarn, ThinkTank placed more emphasis on lush backing vocals, simple acoustic .... Like Blur s breakthrough album Parklife , ThinkTank is a loose concept album Albarn has stated .... ThinkTank was recorded during 2002, a year in which the United States and the United Kingdom governments ... silent tracks at index points 15&ndash 29. ThinkTank is the only Blur album to get the Parental Advisory ... rev10Score rating 5 5 ref cite web url http www.metacritic.com music thinktank critic reviews title ... last Future first Andrew url http drownedinsound.com releases 3331 reviews 6869 blur thinktank title ... reviews blur thinktank virgin title link Spin Review publisher Spin.com date accessdate 2011 ... record review 15563 Blur ThinkTank title Pitchfork Media Review publisher Pitchforkmedia.com date 2003 ... 02 08 accessdate 2011 02 16 ref List Automatically Moved by DASHBot ThinkTank was well received critically ... thinktank?q Blur title Blur ThinkTank 2003 Reviews ref which equates to a tag of Universal Acclaim ... more details
Infobox Organization name Contradit rio thinktank image ContraditorioLogo.JPG slogan membership leader title leader name headquarters Lisbon, Portugal formation 2008 website http www.contraditorio.pt contraditorio.pt Thinktank Portugal Contradit rio thinktank is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 2008 by Lu s Faria, its president, and Matilde Monteiro Pais, vice president. Contradit rio is a non profit, independent and non partisan thinktank. ref TEDxEdges. http tedxedges.com schedule A Portuguese ThinkTank New Ideas and Discussions , TEDxEdges , Outubro 2010. ref Current activities Contradit rio thinktank publishes papers combining the scientific approach with the engagement in civic intervention. ref M&A Portal. http www.mandaportal.com Content Research Europe?page 3 The thinktank Contradit rio summarises the recent development of the private equity industry in Portugal , Bureau van Dijk , Julho 2010. ref ref M&A Portal. http www.mandaportal.com Content Research Europe?page 2 Contradit rio examines austerity measures in Portugal , Bureau van Dijk , Agosto 2010. ref Contradit rio s papers aim to stimulate the debate and to scrutinize ideas and policies. Contradit rio also promotes debates in which the opposition of arguments tend to the clarification of the discussion and to build a well informed opinion. ref Teixeira da Mota, Francisco. http www.contraditorio.pt admin source files 1270990814 debate 10 02 artigo publico 20100411 Original.pdf A ades o s redes sociais e a perda de privacidade , Jornal P blico , 10 Abril 2010. Retrieved on 2010 04 10. ref ref Universidade Cat lica Portuguesa. http www.porto.ucp.pt site custom template ucptplfac.asp?SSPAGEID 900&lang 1&artigoID 2635 Pol ticas contra c clicas em debate , Universidade Cat lica Portuguesa ... Think tanks based in Portugal Category Organisations based in Lisbon Category Political and economic think tanks based in Europe Category Organizations established in 2008 ... more details
multiple issues cleanup April 2011 refimprove April 2011 Infobox Company company name ThinkTank Photo company logo File LogoThinkTankPhoto.gif company type Privately held company Private foundation 2005 founder Doug Murdoch, Mike Strum, Deanne Fitzmaurice and Kurt Rogers location city Santa Rosa, CA location country USA products Camera bags, photography bags, camera cases, laptop bags homepage http www.thinktankphoto.com ThinkTank Photo Camera Bags ThinkTank Photo is a U.S. based manufacturer that designs and sells camera bags and accessories designed for use by professional and advanced amateur photographers and multimedia producers, specially those who use digital SLR cameras. The company s products are designed with the working photographer in mind and many of ThinkTank camera bags are designed for the needs of the frequent air traveler. ThinkTank Photo was founded in 2005 in Santa Rosa, California by designers Doug Murdoch and Mike Sturm and by professional photographers Deanne Fitzmaurice and Kurt Rogers. ref Company history information from the http www.demystifyingdigital.com Digital SLR ThinkTank Camera Bags index.aspx DemystifyingDigital.com article ref History Before founding ThinkTank Photo company founder Doug Murdoch was the vice president of design and production for Lowepro USA, the U.S. division of an international bag design company that produces products designed for photographic gear and other electronic accessories. Murdoch was also part owner of Fluxion, Inc., the company designed for Lowepro s designs from 1992 to 2001. Co founder Mike Strum worked with Murdoch at Lowepro and Fluxion starting in 1995 and through 2002. The two often collaborated .... The company chose the name ThinkTank because they consider themselves primarily an idea producing ..., often with products that are the first of their kind. The ThinkTank line now includes rolling backpacks ... for video capture. References Reflist External links http www.thinktankphoto.com ThinkTank Photo ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 infobox organization name Thinktank for Action on Social Change image size abbreviation Tasc motto formation 2001 type Public Policy br thinktank headquarters TASC, 13 17 Dawson Street, Dublin Dublin 2 , Ireland leader title Director br br Head of Policy leader name Dr. Nat O Connor br br br Sinead Pentony br website http www.tascnet.ie Tasc Thinktank for Action on Social Change ref http www.irishtimes.com newspaper ireland 2010 0215 1224264466920.html ref is an Irish left wing thinktank. ref http www.irishleftreview.org 2010 06 27 2010 tasc annual lecture delivered professor kathleen lynch ref It was established in 2001. Its mission statement describes it as dedicated to combating Ireland s high level of economic inequality and ensuring that public policy has equality at its core. ref http www.tascnet.ie showPage.php?ID 2507 ref Its work draws on and is supported by an extensive Economists Network. ref http www.tascnet.ie upload file Copy 20of 20Economists 20network.pdf ref It has been associated with members of the Labour Party Ireland Labour Party and Sinn F in Citation needed date March 2011 . The The Phoenix magazine Phoenix magazine described the group as on the left fringes of the Labour Party Ireland Labour Party . ref http www.thephoenix.ie phoenix subscriber library volume 29 issue 03 contents.pdf ref References Reflist External links Official website http www.tascnet.ie Category Think tanks based in the Republic of Ireland Category Socialist think tanks Category Organizations established in 2001 Category Organisations based in Dublin city Category 2001 establishments in Ireland poli org stub Ireland org stub ... more details
Infobox Organization name Vision ThinkTank hr image Vision logo.png caption Logo of the Vision ThinkTank hr type Policy ThinkTank formation 2001 leader title President leader name Francesco Grillo location Rome , Italy website http www.visionwebsite.eu www.visionwebsite.eu Vision is an independent, non profit thinktank based in Rome , Italy . Its main efforts are dedicated to strategic thinking on the transformations triggered by technologies and globalisation. ref name home http www.visionwebsite.eu Vision Website ref Research and analysis are conducted on public and social policies, focusing on the principles of democracy , open society and social reform . In addition to policy research and strategic analyses, one of Vision s primary aims is the promotion of open dialogue and cooperation between all sectors of society. Vision is not aligned to any political party in Italy and the organisation has described itself as a non partisan group. ref name Vision http www.visionwebsite.eu vision en vision.php About Vision ref Among the Visionaires Francesco Grillo , Gianfilippo Emma , Flavius Stan , Asif Parvez , Oscar Pasquali , Valeria Sirabella . Among the projects conducted by Vision in the last years, the main relevant are Italian and European Universities in the global market of Innovation reforms and triggers of change ref http www.visionwebsite.eu vision en progetti 2.php?progetto ... The mission of the thinktank is idea dissemination. According to the organisation, objectives include ..., the thinktank functions as an international network of collaborators. Most projects receive insight ... See also List of think tanks Thinktank External links http www.visionwebsite.eu Vision ThinkTank Official Website . References Reflist Category Think tanks based in Italy Category Political and economic think tanks ... scholars. Partners often include European think tanks and research centres, government officials and legislators ... more details
refimprove date November 2011 notability date November 2011 File Ekklesia logo.png thumb right Logo Ekklesia is an independent, not for profit United Kingdom British think tank which examines the role of religion in public life and advocates transformative theological ideas and solutions. Jonathan Bartley and Simon Barrow are the founders and co directors. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk profile jonathan bartley title Jonathan Bartley publisher Guardian date 2008 10 20 accessdate 2010 05 03 location London ref See also List of think tanks in the United Kingdom External links http www.ekklesia.co.uk Homepage References references Category Christian politics Category Faith and theology think tanks based in the United Kingdom UK org stub nonprofit org stub da Ekklesia ... more details
Infobox Film name ThinkTank image director Brian Petersen writer Brian Petersen starring Brian Petersen br James Avery actor James Avery br Tina Majorino producer Sean Covel br Chris Doc Wyatt distributor CF Entertainment released June 18, 2006 runtime 96 mins language English language English budget ThinkTank is a comedy feature film written and directed by the Brian Petersen ref http www.imdb.com name nm0962358 ref , star of MTV s Sportblender ref http wklondon.typepad.com welcome to optimism 2006 09 sportsblender.html ref . The film was produced by Chris Wyatt producer Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel Napoleon Dynamite , Beneath film Beneath . It was released theatrically by Conservative Films & Entertainment ref http www.conservativefilms.com CFEMain.html ref , on DVD by Monarch Home Video ref http www.monarchvideo.com movie.php 97419 ref , broadcast on US cable by Starz TV network Starz , and available online through Netflix s Watch Instantly feature ref http www.netflix.com Movie ThinkTank 70081684?lnkce seRtLn&trkid 222336&lnkctr srchrd sr&strkid 600646605 0 0&strackid 1d1948573f01ebb9 0 srl ref . Plot synopsis Having already achieved some level of notoriety for their first invention, four ambitious inventors form an exclusive club of MENSA wannabes known as the ThinkTank. The hangout of choice for these big brained innovators is Jon s Pool Hall, a modest local gaming facility that is likely to be put out of business when the monolithic Palace of Pool opens its doors. Perhaps if these brainstorming geniuses can finally perfect the game of frictionless pool there may be a glimmer of hope for Jon s Pool Hall after all. ref http www.fandango.com thinktank v317977 summary ref References references External links imdb title id 0403598 title ThinkTank Category 2006 films ... more details
Politeia is a centre right UK British political thinktank that generally supports free market based initiatives. Its Director, Sheila Lawlor, and Politeia have been and remain hugely influential in steering public policy debate gently in a right of centre direction . ref name one http www.education.gov.uk inthenews speeches a0069268 nick gibb to the politeia conference ref Its aim is to encourage reflection, discussion and debate about the place of the state in the daily lives of men and women across the range of issues which affect them, from employment and tax to education , health and pensions . Areas of Work Tax and public spending What are the right levels for a flourishing economy? The potential consequences of the Euro or the European constitution for British social and economic policy, employment, taxation and trade International comparisons of educational standards Policies for high employment the role of the state, the employer and the employee Covering for lost income health, long term care, pensions and unemployment Welfare reform, pensions and benefits A fairer framework for incentive Constitutional change and stability Home Affairs Tackling crime effectively Healthcare systems for the future Patrons and Advisory Council Described as small but influential Deepak Lal Professor Deepak Lal , Politeia s ideas have been taken up across the political spectrum Lord Strathclyde and politicians of all parties sit on its Westminster Council. Its patron is George Robinson businessman George Robinson and its director is Dr. Sheila Lawlor . Among those on its advisory council include Professor Tim Congdon , Professor David Dilks , Dr. Oliver Letwin MP, Francis Maude MP, David Willetts MP. Maurice Cowling was also on the advisory council. Contributors and Speakers Contributors ... Welfare Accounts for the Individual , Dennis Snower and Alessio Brown See also List of UK think tanks ... shops politeiauk Politeia s publications on Amazon.com Category Political and economic think tanks ... more details
1 hi uk politics 5091410.stm accessdate 2010 02 22 ref That year it merged with the Catalyst thinktank Catalyst thinktank. The 2007 Robin Cook Memorial Conference Shaping Our Global World , included ... reflist UK Labour Party Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Compass ThinkTank Category ... think tanks based in the United Kingdom ... more details
title Quilliam publisher Quilliam date accessdate ref The thinktank was founded by Maajid ... title Government gives 1m to anti extremist thinktank Quilliam Foundation publisher ... Government gives 1m to anti extremist thinktank DEFAULTSORT Quilliam ThinkTank Category 2008 establishments ... growth of Western Islam. Quilliam seeks to challenge what we think, and the way we think ... and Training unit which delivers a radicalisation awareness programme , a training course intended ... web url http www.quilliamfoundation.org quilliam outreach and training unit.html title Quilliam Outreach and Training Unit publisher Quilliam date accessdate ref blockquote Challenging Dutch Politician ... into four units a Research and Policy Unit , an Outreach unit, a Training and Consultancy Unit ... Political pressure groups of the United Kingdom Category Faith and theology think tanks based in the United ... more details
, messaging and strategy idea center and thinktank. The organization was dedicated to understanding ... s most important beyond ideology thinktank. Trade Third Way played a central role in winning congressional ... Politico Key to U.S. growth is building wealth, not entitlements DEFAULTSORT Third Way ThinkTank Category Political and economic think tanks in the United States Category Politics of the United ... Will Republicans and Democrats sit together? url http www.washingtonpost.com blogs think tanked ... cycles. Former Secretary of Defense William Perry called Third Way s training work, One of the best ... more details
infobox organization name Reform image Reform logo.jpg motto formation 2001 type thinktank status Private company limited by guarantee and charity headquarters London , United Kingdom leader title Director leader name Andrew Haldenby affiliations Stockholm Network website http www.reform.co.uk reform.co.uk Reform is a United Kingdom British centre right, Liberalism liberal , thinktank ref BBC , 8 December 2009, http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 8400790.stm Huge public sector job cuts urged to ease debt ref ref http www.guardian.co.uk politics page 2007 dec 20 1 ref based in London , whose declared mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity via private sector involvement and market de regulation. Reform describes itself as independent and non partisan. It was founded in 2001 by Nick Herbert now a Conservative Party UK Conservative Member of Parliament MP and Andrew Haldenby former head of the Political Section in the Conservative Research Department . Overview Reform was founded in 2001 by Nick Herbert now a Conservative Party UK Conservative Member of Parliament MP and Andrew Haldenby former head of the Political Section in the Conservative Research Department . Reform s research and policy work is conducted by a charity, the Reform Research Trust, ref name charity 1103739 EW charity 1103739 Reform Research Trust ref which is also a private company limited by guarantee . ref Reform, http www.reform.co.uk About Reform tabid 62 Default.aspx About Reform ref Campaigning is conducted by Reform Britain which is a not for profit organisation. Reform is a member of the Stockholm Network . Reform had an income of just under 1m in 2009. Corporate donors partners , donating over 7500 ref name corporate Reform, http www.reform.co.uk Support Corporates tabid 90 Default.aspx Corporates ref include General Healthcare Group GHG , KPMG and GlaxoSmithKline ... think tanks based in the United Kingdom Category Organizations established in 2001 Category Private ... more details
Distinguish Demos UK thinktank primary sources date October 2011 Infobox Organization name Demos A Network for Ideas & Action image border caption headquarters New York City New York , New York NY formation 2000 website div class plainlinks http www.demos.org div Demos is a United States based research and policy center that was founded in 2000. Based on its widely cited work in the media and growing impact on national and state policy, Demos continues to influence the national debate on election reform and economic security, with a particular emphasis on the development of a broad, stable future middle class in the United States. ref cite web url http demos.org about.cfm title Demos About Page accessdate 17 March 2011 ref More recently, it has branched into issues of sustainability and alternative measures of economic progress. According to their website, Demos maintains a non partisan role in their policy change and reform work to revitalize American democracy. These efforts include opening up the electoral process to encourage high voter turnout, addressing financial instability in American households, engaging a public dialogue on ethics and values related to democracy and the economy, developing a shared national vision of effective government, and promoting the sustainable consumption of our natural resources. Mission unreferenced section date April 2011 A multi issue national organization, Demos combines research, policy development and advocacy to influence public debate ... thinktank References Reflist External links http www.demos.org Demos A Network for Ideas & Action http www.nvri.org National Voting Rights Institute DEFAULTSORT Demos U.S. ThinkTank Category Civil ... wing think tanks and establish a multi issue organization that would focus on progressive policy development ... and how they work within their communities. It commissions research and provides training, consultation ... related organizations Category Political and economic think tanks in the United States ... more details
About the British thinktank the Roman political concept Civitas Civitas The Institute for the Study of Civil Society was founded by David George Green and Robert Whelan Civitas Robert Whelan early in 2000 as an independent thinktank . It is a Charitable trust United Kingdom British registered charity No. 1085494 , ref name charity reg EW charity 1085494 Civitas ref financed by private donations. It receives no government funding and has no affiliations with any political party. Activities The stated underlying purpose of Civitas is to deepen public understanding of the legal, institutional and moral framework that makes a free and democratic society possible. They state that what they do is Support informed public debate and encourage consensus by Providing accurate factual information on today s social issues. Publishing informed comment and analysis. Bringing together leading protagonists in open discussion. Work towards pragmatic solutions to current social problems. Implement pioneering projects to demonstrate what can be accomplished. Supply schools with teaching materials and guest speakers. Policy Interests The thinktank describes itself as classical liberalism classical liberal and non partisan . Its director David G. Green writes occasionally in The Daily Telegraph and its deputy director Anastasia de Waal frequently contributes to the Guardian s Comment is Free . ref http www.guardian.co.uk profile anastasiadewaal Anastasia de Waal profile at guardian.co.uk ref Its areas of policy interest include Crime Civitas authors have argued for more consistent crime policies that straddle the left right divide, for earlier and pre emptive interventions with prolific offenders ... now become independent. See also List of UK think tanks References references External links http ... http www.telegraph.co.uk news newstopics politics 1576447 The top twelve think tanks in Britain.html Top Twelve UK Think Tanks Category Political and economic think tanks based in the United Kingdom Category ... more details
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