Tasc (think-tank)
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Abbreviation | TASC |
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Formation | 2001 |
Type | Public policy think tank |
Headquarters | TASC, 101 Baggot St. Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland |
Website | Official website |
TASC is a think-tank based in Dublin, Ireland.
Mission[]
TASC engages in research and public outreach concerning inequality, democracy, and their interrelation in the current political and social environment. Through its work, TASC seeks to increase public knowledge of economic and social policy, improve working conditions, and contribute to positive social change in Ireland and the EU.[citation needed] TASC produces policy analyses and presents evidence-based proposals that inform government decision-making and promote public engagement with the policy-making process.[citation needed]
Research[]
TASC's outputs include an annual "Inequality Report";[1] research on working conditions in Ireland;[2] analysis of economic and social policy;[citation needed] projects to foster government transparency throughout the EU; development of best practices for deliberative democracy forums; a "Toolkit for Open Government";[3] and an annual conference, held in association with the Brussels think tank, the (FEPS).[4]
Events[]
TASC hosts a number of events, ranging from small policy seminars and expert round tables, to an annual conference and an annual lecture.[citation needed] In addition, TASC co-hosts events with a number of partner organisations including Oxfam Ireland, the Carnegie UK Trust, and Community Law and Mediation.[citation needed] Former TASC speakers have included the epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson, British economist Ann Pettifor, and French economist Thomas Piketty.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ https://www.tasc.ie/download/pdf/cherishing_all_equally_2017.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.tasc.ie/download/pdf/living_with_uncertainty_final.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.tasc.ie/opengovtoolkit/[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.tasc.ie/news/2018/06/22/fepstasc-conference-addresses-inequality-and-irela/[bare URL]
External links[]
- Official website
- Living wage: 'Ireland is an outlier in terms of its high levels of low pay'
- Precarious employment has a negative impact on mental health
- Inequality breeds anxious, boastful depressives, conference hears
- Ireland vulnerable due to over-reliance on corporate tax – TASC
- 'Between the doctor, antibiotics and the four days off, it was €600 that I will never see again'
- Think tanks based in the Republic of Ireland
- Socialist think tanks
- Think tanks established in 2001
- Organisations based in Dublin (city)
- 2001 establishments in Ireland
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