World rating of think tanks: what place Uzbekistan takes?

The University of Pennsylvania presented the rating of the leading analytical centers “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2018”.

The rating states that there are 12 think tanks in Uzbekistan, while their number is 31 in Kazakhstan, 28 in Kyrgyzstan and 7 in Tajikistan. Turkmenistan was not included in the rating.

In the ranking of the best think tanks of Central Asia, the Economic Research Center ranked 11th. The Center for Political Studies took the 23rd place, the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies - 27 and the Center for Social Research “Tahlil” - 34.

The Center for Development Strategy was included in the list of the best new think tanks of the world in 2018.

It should be noted that the annual ranking of global research and analytical centers “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” has been published since 2008 in the framework of the program “Expert Analysis Centers and Civil Society”. This rating contributes to the creation of regional and global networks of political institutions and communities that will increase the effectiveness of political efforts in various spheres of public life, and also serve to strengthen democratic institutions and civil society across the world.