Handbook on think tanks in public policy / edited by Donald E. Abelson, Christopher J. Rastrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Rastrick, Christopher J., editor.

Abelson, Donald E., editor.

Series:

Handbooks of research on public policy.

Handbooks of Research on Public Policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences.

Research institutes--Political aspects.

Research institutes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

"This important Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the role, function and perceived impact of policy research-oriented institutions in North America, Europe and beyond. Over two-dozen international scholars explore the diverse and eclectic world of think tanks to reveal their structure, governance and unique position in occupying a critical space on the public policy landscape. This Handbook serves as a reference point for understanding how think tanks shape public opinion and public policy, and how their directors help them navigate their way through an increasingly crowded marketplace of ideas. It also considers how these organizations enlist various actors (such as policy makers, the media, donors and industry leaders) to influence the discourse around key domestic and foreign policy issues. Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy is an invaluable resource for academics and students who wish to further their understanding of how to measure the impact and reach of think tanks. It will also be useful for policymakers and NGOs who are interested in the expertise think tanks can offer on policy-related issues and to donors, whose main goals and objectives may be advanced by these organisations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy / Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick

PART I THE STUDY OF THINK TANKS

1 'Network Intellectuals' and 'Networked Intellectuals': relational approaches to the study of British think tanks / Jordan Tchilingirian

2 Describing and comparing think tanks / Enrique Mendizabal

3 Methodological challenges and advances in studying think tanks / Jesper Dahl Kelstrup

PART II MANAGING THINK TANKS: THE VIEW FROM INSIDE

4 Co-opting the interest groups / Madsen Pirie

5 Addressing 'new' think tank management problems / Raymond J. Struyk

6 Association to institute: AEI through four presidencies / Karlyn Bowman

7 American foundations, think tanks and the liberal international order / Inderjeet Parmar and Shihui Yin

PART III INFLUENCE AND IMPACT: HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND THINK TANK PERFORMANCE?

8 Think tanks and policy communities: analysing policy influence and learning from the analogue to the digital era / Evert Lindquist

9 Think tanks beyond the nation-state: policy analysis for global policy and transnational administration / Diane Stone

10 If it doesn't matter, why measure it? Reflections on think tank rankings and policy influence / Donald E. Abelson

11 Think tanks and the politics of climate change / Dieter Plehwe

PART IV THINK TANKS ACROSS DIFFERENT POLITICAL SYSTEMS

12 Germany's marketplace of ideas / Josef Braml and Daniela Schwarzer

13 The development of think tanks in China / Ling Li

14 The role of think tanks in promoting foreign policy change in Israel / Nimrod Goren

15 The rise or demise of American think tanks? / Donald E. Abelson

16 What's in a think tank's mix of interventions? Plugging into politics and policymaking in Canada's knowledge regime / Julien Landry

17 Think tanks and political-knowledge regimes in the Southern Cone: case studies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay / Adolfo Garcé García y Santos and Camilo López Burian

18 'Atlantic Drift': a baseline model for American and supranational think tanks / Christopher J. Rastrick

19 EU think tanks: facilitating policy development in a changing environment / Heidi Ullrich

20 Supranational think tanks and the research agenda ahead / Christopher J. Rastrick

PART V THINK TANKS IN POPULIST CONTEXTS

21 Think tanks confront the challenge of populism / Stephen Brooks

22 Trump and the foreign policy elite think tank networks / Naná de Graaff and Bastiaan van Apeldoorn

23 British think tanks in the time of 'Brexit' / Mark Garnett and Virgile Lorenzoni

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78990-184-7

OCLC:

1245231396