Capitol Idea
Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy
1st Edition
Published on 14. August 2006
392 pages
978-0-7735-7597-4 (ISBN)
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A Capitol Idea reveals the extent to which think tanks in the United States have become active and vocal participants in the foreign policy-making process. In this timely exploration, Donald Abelson re-evaluates the role of these complex organizations and looks at how political influence is achieved on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
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Abelson Donald E.:
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.Donald E. Abelson is professor and chair, political science, and director, Centre for American Studies, The University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Do Think Tanks Matter? Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. He lives in London, Ont
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.Donald E. Abelson is professor and chair, political science, and director, Centre for American Studies, The University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Do Think Tanks Matter? Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. He lives in London, Ont
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- 1 Lights, Camera, Action: Policy Experts and Presidential Campaigns
- 2 From Generation to Generation: The Origin and Evolution of American Think Tanks
- 3 Theorizing about Think Tanks: Competing Visions and Conceptual Approaches
- 4 Open for Business: Think Tanks and the Marketplace of Ideas
- 5 Something Is Missing: Think Tanks and the Study of Foreign Policy-Making
- 6 Finding Their Way: In Search of Policy Influence
- 7 Is Anybody Listening? Assessing the Influence of Think Tanks
- 8 Think Tanks at Work: The Debate over National Missile Defense
- 9 A Hard-Fought Battle: 9/11, the Bush Doctrine, and the War of Ideas
- Conclusion: Think Tanks, Foreign Policy, and the Public Interest
- APPENDICES
- 1 Profiles and Budgets of Selected American Think Tanks
- 2 Government Positions Held by Staff at Selected Think Tanks
- 3 Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, and Congressional Testimony on Missile Defence and the War on Terror Provided by Selected Think Tanks
- 4 Print Media Coverage, Television Exposure, and Congressional Testimony, January 2001-January 2005
- 5 Selected Publications on Missile Defence and the War on Terror from American Think Tanks
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
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