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Explores the challenges think tanks face today in an information-rich and highly competitive operating environment
Examines the future of think tanks and policy advice around the world with a series of authoritative reflections
Written by the presidents of some of the leading think tanks in the USA
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Literature Review
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Front Matter
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Former President’s Historical Perspective
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Front Matter
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Current Presidents
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Front Matter
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About this book
At a moment when both think tanks and experts are being questioned, significant policy and technology disruptions have called into question the value and efficacy of policy advice. Within that context, Dr. McGann launched this book to examine the future of think tanks and policy advice around the world with a series of authoritative reflections written by the presidents of some of the leading think tanks in the United States. The book explores the challenges think tanks face today in an information rich and highly competitive operating environment that includes: the impact of technology, big data and artificial intelligence, competition from advocacy groups and public relations firms, increased polarization of politics and major changes in how think tanks are funded.
Reviews
- Luis Rubio, Chairman, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, COMEXI
“The forces of disruption that have battered our collective faith in expertise and independent analysis are a call to action for think tanks to better navigate this increasingly volatile landscape. This book offers valuable lessons for think tank leaders who hope to reach and inform decision-makers in order to better address the significant challenges impacting lives in all parts of our world.”
– Penny Pritzker, Former US Secretary of Commerce
"At this global inflection point, “The Future of Think Tanks” provides a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis of an increasingly influential community and the challenges and opportunities it confronts. Jim McGann and the authors he has assembled provide timely insights into a little-understood but hugely significant world of scholars and actors who help us shape a better world.”
-General James L. Jones, Former United States National Security Advisor and Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
James McGann
About the editor
James G. McGann is Senior Lecturer of International Studies at the Lauder Institute at the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Senior Fellow at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the United States
Editors: James McGann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60386-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60385-4Published: 15 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60386-1Published: 15 January 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 212
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, International Organization