catalysts for ideas and action McGann, James G. 1955-2021 editor Weaver, R. Kent 1953- editor text bibliography nju New Brunswick, NJ Transaction Publishers 2000 monographic eng

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617 pages ; 24 cm. This work analyzes the growth, scope and constraints of think tanks, while providing institutional profiles of such organizations in every region of the world. Think Tanks and Civil Societies in a Time of Change / R. Kent Weaver, James G. McGann -- Think Tanks in North America / Donald E. Abelson, Evert A. Lindquist -- The Heritage Foundation / Edwin Feulner -- Institute for Research on Public Policy / Monique Jerome-Forget -- Think Tanks in Western Europe / Alan J. Day -- French Public Policy Research Institutes and Their Political Impact as Another Illustration of the French Exception / Lucile Desmoulins -- Experiences of a Multidimensional Think Tank: The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung / Peter R. Weilemann -- Think Tanks in Spain and Portugal: Searching for Relevance / Christian Freres, Maria Joao Seabra, Maria do Rosario de Moraes -- Northeast Asian Think Tanks: Toward Building Capacity for More Democratic Societies / Makiko Ueno -- The Korean Institute of International Studies / Chong-Ki Choi -- From Dependency to the Market: The Uncertain Future for Think Tanks in Central and Eastern Europe / Jonathan D. Kimball -- The Liberal Estate: Reflections on the Politics of Think Tanks in Central and Eastern Europe / Ivan Krastev -- Think Tanks in the Former Soviet Union / Raymond J. Struyk -- The Economic Research Center / Yuriy Nechayev -- Policy Making Beyond the Politics of Conflict: Civil Society Think Tanks in the Middle East and North Africa / Erik C. Johnson -- Think Tanks in Transition--Center for Palestine Research and Studies: A Case Study / Hisham Awartani -- Dynamics of Think Tank Development in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea / Diane Stone. editors, James G. McGann & R. Kent Weaver. Includes bibliographical references and index. Policy sciences Research Civil society Ciencias políticas Políticas públicas Institutos de investigación H 97 T443 2000 320/.6 0765800322 (alk. paper) 9780765800329 00034407 DLC 000515 20241210113254.0 122504 eng