{"id":2850918,"date":"2025-04-28T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2850918"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:00:57","slug":"running-a-think-tank-in-a-changing-europe-the-evolution-of-think-tanks-in-southeast-europe","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/resource\/running-a-think-tank-in-a-changing-europe-the-evolution-of-think-tanks-in-southeast-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Running a think tank in a changing Europe: The evolution of think tanks in Southeast Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=6zrocu71jpjb0ksk7gdmuv71e5.html width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every think tank has a unique journey\u2014shaped by its context, mission, and the people driving its vision. But how do think tanks emerge and establish themselves in regions undergoing political and economic transitions? What role do they play in fostering evidence-based policymaking?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode, we speak with <\/span><b>Simonida Kacarska, Director of the European Policy Institute (EPI) in North Macedonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As a leading expert on European integration and governance, Simonida shares the story of EPI\u2019s development and its impact on policymaking in her native Macedonia and the Western Balkans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We discuss the evolution of think tanks in the region, the challenges of funding and sustainability, and how young researchers are shaping policy debates. Simonida also reflects on the significance of the term \u2018think tank\u2019\u2014a concept that does not always translate directly across languages and cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us as we explore the power of policy research, the resilience required to build a think tank, and the strategies that can strengthen the sector in a changing Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode is part of a series, <\/span><b>Think tanks in a changing Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supported by the Open Society Foundations. To listen to the whole series, visit:<\/span><a href=index-2482.html> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/podcast\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the <\/span><b>European Policy Institute (EPI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, please visit:<\/span><a href=index-2483.html> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/epi.org.mk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every think tank has a unique journey\u2014shaped by its context, mission, and the people driving its vision. But how do think tanks emerge and establish themselves in regions undergoing political and economic transitions? What role do they play in fostering evidence-based policymaking? In this episode, we speak with Simonida Kacarska, Director of the European Policy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-2850918","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","people-enrique-mendizabal","people-goran-buldioski","people-simonida-kacarska","resource-types-podcast","theme-funding-and-support-think-tanks","theme-understanding-think-tanks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2850918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2850918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2850919,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/2850918\/revisions\/2850919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2850918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2850918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}