Think Tanks in the US and EU

Think Tanks in the US and EU
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 0367506076
ISBN-13 : 9780367506070
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Book Synopsis Think Tanks in the US and EU by : Christopher James Rastrick

Download or read book Think Tanks in the US and EU written by Christopher James Rastrick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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