PFA has a hybrid mission. It will primarily operate as a think tank, since its output will comprise of expert assessments and analysis using latest social science research methodologies and will benefit from scholarly exchange. In addition, to the extent that the PFA would advocate for, and have impact on, the social change in Armenia and the Diaspora, it would also function as an advocacy organization.
PFA follows the model of an organization without walls, used in a majority of newly created think tanks in the world, largely made possible by the internet revolution. As part of a vast network of Diaspora professionals around the world, the PFA members will be located in different countries in the world but will liaise with each other and with the organization through an administrative center. This model would allow the PFA to function without sizable initial financial resources: the PFA will only cover the marginal cost of research and policy advice it intends to generate, without covering most of the overhead typically associated with these activities. The number of full-time members based in Armenia could increase in the future (e.g., through temporary sabbatical-type leaves, etc.) as financial resources attracted by the PFA grow.
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