What should think tanks do? : a strategic guide to policy impact / Andrew Selee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selee, Andrew D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences--Research--United States--Management.

Policy sciences.

Research institutes--United States--Management.

Research institutes.

Strategic planning--United States.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

ix, 118 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford Briefs, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Think tanks and research organizations set out to influence policy ideas and decisions—a goal that is key to the very fabric of these organizations. And yet, the ways that they actually achieve impact or measure progress along these lines remains fuzzy and underexplored. What Should Think Tanks Do? A Strategic Guide for Policy Impact is the first practical guide that is specifically tailored to think tanks, policy research, and advocacy organizations. Author Andrew Selee draws on extensive interviews with members of leading think tanks, as well as cutting-edge thinking in business and non-profit management, to provide concrete strategies for setting policy-oriented goals and shaping public opinion. Concise and practically-minded, What Should Think Tanks Do? helps those with an interest in think tanks to envision a well-oiled machine, while giving leaders in these organizations tools and tangible metrics to drive and evaluate success.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Ideas That Matter

1. What Do You Want to Achieve?

2. What Do You Do That Makes a Unique Contributiont?

3. Who Are Your Key Audiences and How Do You Reach Them?

4. What Resources Do You Need and How Can You Develop Them?

5. How Do You Evaluate Impact and Learn from Your Experience?

Notes

Interviews

Selected Readings

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

9780804789295

0804789290

OCLC:

1224279255