Libera!
| Libera! | |
|---|---|
| founded in the year | 2010 |
| Website | http://www.liberavzw.be/ |
| Networks | Stockholm Network, Atlas Network, New Direction Foundation, European Coalition for Economic Growth, Think Tank |
| Last revision | 16.11.2012 |
| 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 = 16 | |
| Presences n = 151 | |
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Think Tank,33 Business,19 Media,27 Politics,36 Academia,23 NGO,13 </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. | |
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Author,17 Leader (CEO etc.),33 Consultant,2 Editor,6 Interviewee,10 Member,38 Participant,12 Lecturer,6 Employee,27 </pPie> | |
Libera! wants to continue the work of classically liberal thinkers, like Ludwig von Mises. It promotes the idea of a Flemish identity.
Organizational Structure and Funding
People
Executive board
People leading the Think Tank in the day to day business (CEOs, directorates etc.).
- Werner Niemegeers, lid
- Steven Everaert, lid
- Veerle Pashley, lid
- Bouckaert Boudewijn, Chairman
- Pieter Cleppe, bestuurder
- Luc Rochtus, lid
Staff
People working for the Think Tank (Fellows etc.). This includes also part-time employees.
- Lode Cossaer, Fellow
- Kristof Willekens, Fellow
- Jan Reyntjens, Fellow and student assistant
- Gilbert Nijs, Fellow and student assistant
- Brecht Arnaert, Fellow
Advisory board
People advising the Think Tank (mainly in scientific questions)
- Jan-Felix Nédée, Secretary
- Marc Cools, Vice Chairman
- Bavo De Mol, Director
- Vincent De Roeck (formerly), Director
- David Neyskens, Director
- Jan Hayen, Treasurer
Supervisory board
People supervising the Think Tank (mainly in economic questions).
Working mode, goals
Der Think Tank vergibt zudem seit 2010 den "Preis für die Freiheit", Preisträger waren unter anderem der ehemalige EU-Kommissars Frits Bolkestein und Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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.
References