As think tank numbers explode, they have become an integral part of political life. Political leaders, corporations and non-governmental organisations draw upon their expert advice to advance their causes in the battle of ideas. -- .
Über den Autor
Diane Stone is Reader in Politics and International Studies at the University of WarwicknnAndrew Denham is Reader in Government at the University of Nottingham
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction Think tanks, policy advice and governance - Diane StonenPart I The international dimensionn2. Institutes of International Affairs in foreign policy making, opinion mobilisation and unofficial diplomacy - Inderjeet Parmarn3. Think tanks beyond nation states - Diane Stonen4. European Union think tanks: Generating ideas, analysis and debate - Heidi UllrichnPart II European think tank traditionsn5. Think tanks in Germany - Martin Thunertn6. Italy: Think tanks and the political system - Sonia Lucarelli and Claudio M. Radaellin7. French think tanks in comparative perspective - Catherine Fieschi and John Gaffneyn8. Think tanks, post communism and democracy in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe - Mark SandlenPart III. Think tanks in democratic development and economic transitionn9. The Chinese tradition of policy research institutes - Ming Chen Shai with Diane Stonen10. Think tanks in Japan: A new alternative - Makiko Uenon11. Think tanks and Malaysian development - Su Ming Khoo n12. Think tanks in developing countries: Lessons from Argentina - Miguel Braun, Antonio Cicioni and Nicholas J. DurotenPart IV. The Anglo-American traditionn13. The business of ideas: A look at the think tank industry in the United States - Don Abelsonn14. A 'hollowed out' tradition? British think tanks in the twenty-first century - Andrew Denham and Mark Garnettn15. Australian think tanks - Ian Marsh and Diane Stonen16. Three decades of Canadian think tanks: Evolving institutions, conditions and strategies - Evert A. LundqvistnAfterword Soft power, global agendas - William Wallace
Klappentext
As think tank numbers explode, they have become an integral part of political life. Political leaders, corporations and non-governmental organisations draw upon their expert advice to advance their causes in the battle of ideas.
