It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers and other key
stakeholders. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the question of how …

Abelson focuses on a host of high profile think tanks-including the Brookings Institution, the
Heritage Foundation, and the Project for the New American Century-and on the public and …

ABSTRACT The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession that ensued had
reverberations that were not only social, political and economic. The crises also led to …

At the start of the twentieth century, the workings of government became increasingly difficult
to understand. The over-burdened policy-makers dealt with too much information to analyse …

North America provides a natural point of departure from which to study and explore the
emergence and evolution of think tanks. In addition to being home to some of the world's …

The study of think tanks brings together a range of academic disciplines and allows for
multifaceted analyses, encompassing the concepts of ideas, institutions, influence, interests …

Expert involvement has received increasing academic attention, and expert typology,
organizational types and knowledge utilization have been well documented and well …

This book is a study of Jimmy Carter's career, his approach to human rights, his formulation
of goals, and his practices before, during, and after his presidency, with a focus on the extent …

Presidential transitions offer the chance for new ideas, policies, and people to inhabit the
White House. Transitions have triggered policy change for decades and eager interest …