Initiatives

Institutions & platforms

Ideas require institutions. These are the organisations and platforms built to carry the research into education, publishing and public life.

The Freedom of Thought

Founder and Principal Investigator

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A research initiative on the philosophical and institutional foundations of free thinking.

The Freedom of Thought is an independent research initiative studying what makes thinking free — and what makes it unfree. It hosts long-form research, working papers and a growing archive of studies on intellectual freedom.

Global Open Education

Founder

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An educational institution committed to open, rigorous and accessible learning.

Global Open Education (GOE) builds open educational programmes for learners without access to formal institutions, with an emphasis on rigour rather than convenience.

Bangladesh Polity

Executive Editor

A publication on politics, policy and public reasoning in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Polity publishes analysis of politics, governance and public reasoning in Bangladesh, with an editorial commitment to evidence and argument over partisanship.

Organization for Social Orientation

Executive Director

A civic organization working on social orientation, education and public understanding.

The Organization for Social Orientation (OSO) works on civic education and public understanding, translating research into programmes that reach communities directly.