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Subject(s)

• Policy sciences—Research—United States [Browse]
• Policy sciences—Research—European Union countries [Browse]
• Research institutes—United States [Browse]
• Research institutes—European Union countries [Browse]

Series

Routledge research in comparative politics [More in this series]

Summary note

Why do US and EU think tanks diverge in their roles, priorities, and main constituencies? Providing the first substantive analytical comparison of think tanks in Washington and Brussels, this book explores the differences that exist and why they developed. Two principal variables are identified - institutional credibility and political culture - as a measure of comparison between the two think tank models. Supranational think tanks have an inherent credibility with the institutions of the EU, which allows them to direct their resources and efforts to activities and outputs where they hold a comparative advantage. US think tanks lack such institutional recognition and so need to prove their credibility to their main constituencies. The result is that an adversarial and individualistic political culture has informed the norms and activities of Washington think tanks while the consensus-driven and collectivist political culture of Europe has influenced supranational think tanks. Think tanks are far from newcomers to the public policy scene, but our broader understanding of their role, structure and how they assess their own achievements is not yet fully developed. By providing a framework within which to analyse this, this book will be of interest to academics, students and policy experts working within public policy, comparative politics and political science more generally. -- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction. Chapter 2 - The Roles and Goals of American Think Tanks. Chapter 3: How Do American Think Tanks Gauge Their Success?. Chapter 4: The Roles and Goals of Supranational Think Tanks. Chapter 5: How do Supranational Think Tanks Gauge Their Success?. Chapter 6: How do American and Supranational Think Tanks Differ?. Chapter 7: Why are American and Supranational Think Tanks Different, and What are the Implications?. Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Other title(s)

Think tanks in the United States and European Union

ISBN

• 9781138052178 ((hardback))
• 1138052175 ((hardback))

LCCN

2017008023

OCLC

989862476

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