The “Nearby” in Research: How Regional Knowledge Production Connects Local Experience with Global Issues
Solutions to global issues often need local knowledge. This article discusses the meaning of regional studies: bringing local experience obscured by macro narratives into public policy discussion, while preventing “local” from becoming exoticism.
The “Implementation Problem” in AI Governance: From Lists of Principles to Operable Mechanisms
States and international organisations have issued many principles on AI governance; the real challenge is implementation: who interprets the principles, with what tools they are delivered, and what ensures consistency. This article discusses the path from “declaration” to “mechanism”.
The Public Responsibility of Knowledge Institutions: Independent, Transparent and Accountable Research Production
The value of a think tank lies in method, not volume. This article discusses the baseline of public responsibility for research institutions: transparent funding, open methods, checkable conclusions and disclosure of interests, and how these principles translate into daily editorial practice.
From Dialogue Density to Institutional Effectiveness: Knowledge Collaboration Pathways in Asian Regional Governance
Asia hosts one of the world’s densest networks of dialogue and institutions, but the number of dialogues does not equal governance quality. This article proposes a framework that moves from “density” to “effectiveness”, discussing three dimensions for assessing regional institutions and entry points for knowledge collaboration.
Facts, Sources and Versions: The Institute’s Content Production and Citation Standards (Consultation Draft)
A research institution’s credibility rests on verifiable content. The Institute has drafted content production and citation standards (v0.9) for public consultation: separating fact from opinion, traceable sources, checkable versions and documented corrections.
Reassembling Global Governance: Institutional Resilience and Knowledge Supply in an Age of Fragmentation
The multilateral system is shifting from “rule expansion” to “institutional competition”. From a research institute’s perspective, this article examines three manifestations of governance fragmentation, discusses how to assess institutional resilience, and locates independent knowledge supply in the reassembly process.
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