Transparify has produced the following documents:

Think Tank Transparency 2018: How Has Think Tank Transparency Evolved in 2018?

• A report on the state of think tank transparency in 2018
• A press release on the launch of the 2018 report

Think Tank Transparency in Canada: Lagging behind the US and UK

• A report on think tank transparency in Canada
• A press release on the launch of the 2017 Canada report 

Fake News: Distortion of Democracy by Opaque, Deceptive and Fake ‘Think Tanks’

• Written evidence submitted to the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2017

Think Tanks in the UK 2017: Transparency, Lobbying and Fake News in Brexit Britain

• A report on think tank transparency in the UK
• A press release on the launch of the 2017 UK report 

THINK TANK TRANSPARENCY 2016

• A report on think tank transparency summarizing the rating results of 200 think tanks worldwide, for 2016
• A press release on the launch of the 2016 report
• A press release on the 2016 UK results

Transparency of Pro-Transparency Advocates 2015

• A report on how transparent pro-transparency advocates are, on the occasion of #IODC 2015

Think Tank Transparency 2015

• A report on think tank transparency summarizing the rating results of 169 think tanks worldwide, for 2015
• A data set, detailing the rating results, for 2015
• A press release on the launch of the 2015 report

Think Tank Transparency 2014

• A report on think tank transparency summarizing the rating results of 169 think tanks worldwide, for 2014
• A data set detailing these rating results, for 2014
• A press release on the launch of the 2014 report

Tools for Think Tanks

• A guide to the Transparify think tank integrity check
• A guide to using ratings and rankings to drive change

Annotated Bibliographies

• Four annotated bibliographies on think tanks:
  • Think Tank Transparency
  • Think Tank Funding
  • How Think Tanks Influence Policy
  • Corporate Interests and Think Tanks

Other Publications

• A list of key players in the world of think tanks and think tank transparency
• A detailed overview of financing & transparency of think tanks in France, by Alexis Courbon Michel (in French)
• A page describing how a think tank can get 5-star transparency
• A report summarizing the funding of 21 leading US think tanks in 2013
• Data how the 21 leading US think tanks developed between 2012 and 2013 (request the data through our sign-up sheet here).

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