At the VII International Conference of Development Studies, promoted by REEDES, the University Institute of Development and Cooperation and the Complutense Institute of International Studies, the round table entitled “Dialogue between Development Think Tanks in the Face of Transitions” organized by GATE Center took place. This space brought together some of the most recognized female voices in the area of research on development cooperation, such as Anna Ayuso (CIDOB), Iliana Olivié (Real Instituto Elcano), Susanne Gratius (GATE Center) and Erika Rodríguez Pinzón (Fundación Carolina). Kattya Cascante, president of REEDES, was the moderator in charge of guiding the colloquium.
At this round table, which aimed to explore the role of think tanks in the construction of knowledge on the challenges associated with the unavoidable transitions and transformations of this century, each of the speakers had the opportunity to present the strategies and analysis frameworks that are implemented in each of the think tanks to which they belong. In this way, and thanks to the moderator’s handling of the conversation, the audience was able to witness first-hand the emergence of links and synergies resulting from this sharing of approaches and methodologies. All the speakers agreed and underlined the essential importance of the personal links that united them, stating that female networks are a very powerful tool in the area of development. However, it is necessary to go further and, far from the dynamics of competition, this dialogue served to record the will existing in each of the participants to make the think tank sector a cooperative dimension that gives rise to a common strategy in order to advance in the shared challenges.
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