Instituto Acton Argentina

Instituto Acton Argentina
Country	Argentina
Website	http://www.institutoacton.com.ar/
Virtual Networks A "Virtual Network" is a group of Think Tanks identified by certain semantic and normative (ideological) commonalities (e.g. climate change scepticism). Such a virtual network constitutes a research field that differs from the study of formal networks. Formal networks are real in the sense of officially acknowledged and immediately open to empirical validation. Virtual networks on the other hand display shared ideas. Social network analysis tools can be applied to find out if or to what extent virtual networks are real networks that display linkages (membership in networks, personnel, resources etc.). Unconnected think tanks in turn can be considered special cases in need of explanation independent from network structures (unless we have to assume invisible, hidden or covered ties).	Atlas, Hacer
Last revision	19.12.2013
Presence of Think Tank affiliates in the various fieldsWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows in which fields the affiliates are present. Every presence is counted once.
People n = 2
Presences n = 12
<pPie size=330x200 Legend> Think Tank,1 Business,0 Media,11 Politics,0 Academia,0 NGO,0 </pPie>
Kind of activities of Think Tank affiliatesWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows which kind of activities the affiliates conduct. Every presence is counted once.
<pPie size=330x200 Legend> Author,12 Leader (CEO etc.),0 Consultant,0 Editor,0 Interviewee,0 Member,0 Participant,0 Lecturer,0 Employee,0 </pPie>

Organizational Structure and Funding

People

Executive board

People leading the Think Tank in the day to day business (CEOs, directorates etc.).

• Daniel Vázquez Ger, Auditor

• Luis Lépiz, ember of the International Executive Board (Costa Rica)

• Cecilia G. De Vázquez Ger, Executive Director and President

• Peter Laharrague, ember of the International Executive Board (Argentina)

• Pablo López Herrera, International Executive Director

• Gustavo Hasperué, Academic Secretary and Treasurer

• Ramón Parellada, ember of the International Executive Board (Guatemala)

• Giancarlo Ibargüen, Member of the International Executive Board (Guatemala)

• Gabriel Zanotti, Academic Director and Secretary

Staff

People working for the Think Tank (Fellows etc.). This includes also part-time employees.

• Magdalena Richards, Research Collaborator

• Mercedes Herrán, Research Collaborator

• Pablo Muñoz Agopián, Research Collaborator

• Jorge Eduardo Velarde Rosso, Junior Researcher

• Carolína Riva Posse, Research Collaborator

• Gabriel Zanotti, Research Director

• Mario Silar, Senior Researcher

• Alejandro Vigo, Senior Researcher

• Nicolás Milhas, Research Collaborator

• Miguel Casanova, Research Collaborator

Advisory board

People advising the Think Tank (mainly in scientific questions)

• Luisa Zorraquin, Member of Advisory Council

• Diego Serrano Redonnet, Member of Advisory Council

• Ludovico Videla, Member of Advisory Council

• Rocco Buttiglione, Member of International Advisory Council

• Samuel Gregg, Member of International Advisory Council

• Osvaldo Schenone, Member of Advisory Council

• Carlos Newland, Member of Advisory Council

• Rafael Termes…, Member of International Advisory Council

• Flavio Felice, Member of International Advisory Council

• Alejandra Salinas, Member of Advisory Council

• Robert Sirico, Member of International Advisory Council

• Carroll Ríos de Rodriguez, Member of International Advisory Council(Guatemala)

• Ricardo Crespo, Member of Advisory Council

• Roberto Bosca, Member of Advisory Council

• Alejandro Chafuen, Member of International Advisory Council

• Ramiro Pellitero, Member of International Advisory Council (Navarra, Spain)

Topics

We used the DGs of the EU to generate a basic list of topics. This list is going to be steadily extended. However we try to preserve a persistent list of topics.