The Think Tank Racket

Author : Glenn Diesen
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781949762815

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The Think Tank Racket by Glenn Diesen Pdf

How do think tanks influence Western policies toward Russia? The influence of think tanks in Washington has grown immensely over the past decades in terms of producing research papers, engaging with the media, and having their staff enter government. The ideal purpose and appeal of think tanks is their ability to function as a bridge between academics, the media, the public, and decision-makers. Political decision-makers are expected to be experts across a wide area of governance which becomes increasingly difficult as the world becomes more complex. Acquiring advice and enhancing competencies through cooperation with scholars at universities can be challenging as academics tend to focus on narrow research questions that take place within a wider discussion of theory and method. Think tanks respond to this challenge as institutions that provide focused research studies and policy papers to address specific and current challenges. The negative aspect of think tanks is the power they wield, from controlling information to functioning as a waiting room for politicians out of office. Information is power, and a think tanks business model has been established that sells political influence in Washington and manufactures consent among the public. The military-industrial complex is the dominant donor to think tanks, which results in a bias toward military solutions and perpetuating conflict. Russia remains a leading adversary of the West and has sustained Washington’s exorbitant military spending over many decades. Think tanks accordingly have a great incentive to push for a confrontational posture towards Russia as they operate in an industry where conflicts are profitable and peace produces losses A mutually acceptable post-Cold War settlement threatened the revenue of one of the largest and most influential industries in the US, which was reversed as a result of NATO expansion and renewed tensions with Russia. This book explores how the think tanks function, and how their growing role has influenced US policies toward Russia.

Author : Glenn Diesen
Publisher : Clarity Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1949762807

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The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia by Glenn Diesen Pdf

How do think tanks influence Western policies toward Russia? The influence of think tanks in Washington has grown immensely over the past decades in terms of producing research papers, engaging with the media, and having their staff enter government. The ideal purpose and appeal of think tanks are their ability to function as a bridge between academics, the media, the public, and decision-makers. Political decision-makers are expected to be experts across a wide area of governance which becomes increasingly difficult as the world becomes more complex. Acquiring advice and enhancing competencies through cooperation with scholars at universities can be challenging as academics tend to focus on narrow research questions that take place within a wider discussion of theory and method. Think tanks respond to this challenge as institutions that provide focused research studies and policy papers to address specific and current challenges. The negative aspect of think tanks is the power they wield, from controlling information to functioning as a waiting room for politicians out of office. Information is power, and a think tanks business model has been established that sells political influence in Washington and manufactures consent among the public. The military-industrial complex is the dominant donor to think tanks, which results in a bias toward military solutions and perpetuating conflict. Russia remains a leading adversary of the West and has sustained Washington's exorbitant military spending over many decades. Think tanks accordingly have a great incentive to push for a confrontational posture towards Russia as they operate in an industry where conflicts are profitable and peace produces losses A mutually acceptable post-Cold War settlement threatened the revenue of one of the largest and most influential industries in the US, which was reversed as a result of NATO expansion and renewed tensions with Russia. This book explores how the think tanks function, and how their growing role has influenced US policies toward Russia.

Author : Thomas Medvetz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226517308

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Think Tanks in America by Thomas Medvetz Pdf

A revealing look at the rise of these influential institutions, and the effect they’ve had on the United States. Think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of research do they produce? Where does their authority come from? And how influential have they become? In Think Tanks in America, Thomas Medvetz argues that the unsettling ambiguity of the think tank is less an accidental feature of its existence than the very key to its impact. By combining elements of more established sources of public knowledge—universities, government agencies, businesses, and the media—think tanks exert a tremendous amount of influence on the way citizens and lawmakers perceive the world, unbound by the more clearly defined roles of those other institutions. In the process, they transform the government of this country, the press, and the political role of intellectuals. Timely, succinct, and instructive, this provocative book will force us to rethink our understanding of the drivers of political debate in the United States.

Author : Diane Stone,Andrew Denham,Mark Garnett
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Policy sciences
ISBN : 0719050545

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Think Tanks Across Nations by Diane Stone,Andrew Denham,Mark Garnett Pdf

Brings attention to the extent of think tank development in countries including Malaysia, Russia, Japan, Italy, the US, and Australia, and explores their involvement in the policy process. Each chapter begins with an empirical and historical analysis of developments in think tanks within a country to gain insight into their diverse forms and behaviors, and compares think tank activity in different countries in an attempt to understand why they have developed differently. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Glenn Diesen
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781949762969

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The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order by Glenn Diesen Pdf

Five hundred years of Western hegemony has ended, while the global majority’s aspiration for a world order based on multipolarity and sovereign equality is rising. This incisive book addresses the demise of liberal hegemony, though pointing out that a multipolar Westphalian world order has not yet taken shape, leaving the world in a period of interregnum. A legal vacuum has emerged, in which the conflicting sides are competing to define the future order. NATO expansionism was an important component of liberal hegemony as it was intended to cement the collective hegemony of the West as the foundation for a liberal democratic peace. Instead, it dismantled the pan-European security architecture and set Europe on the path to war without the possibility of a course correction. Ukraine as a divided country in a divided Europe has been a crucial pawn in the great power competition between NATO and Russia for the past three decades. The war in Ukraine is a symptom of the collapsing world order. The war revealed the dysfunction of liberal hegemony in terms of both power and legitimacy, and it sparked a proxy war between the West and Russia instead of ensuring peace, the source of its legitimacy. The proxy war, unprecedented sanctions, and efforts to isolate Russia in the wider world contributed to the demise of liberal hegemony as opposed to its revival. Much of the world responded to the war by intensifying their transition to a Eurasian world order that rejects hegemony and liberal universalism. The economic architecture is being reorganised as the world diversifies away from excessive reliance on Western technologies, industries, transportation corridors, banks, payment systems, insurance systems, and currencies. Universalism based on Western values is replaced by civilisational distinctiveness, sovereign inequality is swapped with sovereign equality, socialising inferiors is replaced by negotiations, and the rules-based international order is discarded in favour of international law. A Westphalian world order is reasserting itself, although with Eurasian characteristics. The West’s defeat of Russia would restore the unipolar world order while a Russian victory would cement a multipolar one. The international system is now at its most dangerous as the prospect of compromise is absent, meaning the winner will take all. Both NATO under US direction and Russia are therefore prepared to take great risks and escalate, making nuclear wan increasingly likely.

Author : Alejandra Salas-Porras,Georgina Murray
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137567567

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Think Tanks and Global Politics by Alejandra Salas-Porras,Georgina Murray Pdf

This text provides a cutting edge analysis of the increasingly central role think tanks play in societies worldwide. Examining their control of global resources both in economic and political policy fields and their inroads into structures of power, it addresses key questions. How have think thanks reached these positions of power? Has the northern core produced neoliberal clones that have hydra-like colonised the globe? Who funds and controls these think tanks and for what purpose? How is policy making knowledge created? How are new policy ideas propagated and validated? How do think tanks become dominant sources of knowledge in public spheres including the media? Exploring the dynamics of think tank networks in specific regions and countries, this book considers the coalitions they generate to advance the social purpose they endorse and, in particular, the spaces they occupy in the structures and fields of power at the national, regional and global level.

Author : Landry, Julien
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789909234

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Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks by Landry, Julien Pdf

This innovative book explores think tanks from the perspective of critical policy studies, showcasing how knowledge, power and politics intersect with the ways in which think tanks intervene in public policy.

Author : Brookings Institution Press
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081573428X

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The Fifth Estate by Brookings Institution Press Pdf

Author : Matt Hawkins
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:APR160782

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Think Tank: Creative Destruction #3 by Matt Hawkins Pdf

Cyber-terrorists attack Hong Kong! Chinese drones are hacked and attack a Russian base! More importantly, David and Mirra break up!

Author : Matt Hawkins
Publisher : Image Comics
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781534301245

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Think Tank: Creative Destruction Vol. 4 by Matt Hawkins Pdf

The US electrical grid and infrastructure is under attack by unknown sources. Russia and China are on the verge of war with each other. David Loren has his hand in it all as he's forced to toy with the world while dealing with a debilitating depression over his shattered relationship with Mirra Sway. Collects THINK TANK: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION #1-4.

Author : Diane Stone
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Policy sciences
ISBN : 9780714647166

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Capturing the Political Imagination by Diane Stone Pdf

Dr Stone argues that since think tanks are not involved in the details of policy implementation or the formal decision-making process, it is irrelevant to try and investigate their direct influence on policy. Instead it is necessary to look at how think tank scholars interact with decision-makers, and to examine the more subtle processes of agenda setting and policy entrepreneurship. While much has been written on the formal arenas of politics - executives, legislatures, elections and bureaucracies - this is the first book to uncover the vital but informal role played by think tanks in policy innovation and the diffusion of ideas among policy elites.

Author : James Allen Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019573115

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The Idea Brokers by James Allen Smith Pdf

Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : James G. McGann
Publisher : Palgrave Pivot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3319719548

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Think Tanks and Emerging Power Policy Networks by James G. McGann Pdf

This book explores the transforming political climate of several emerging powers—Turkey, China, and India—and the key role think tanks play in that transformation. With case studies from three think tanks, the authors uncover the unique challenges that emerging power think tanks face in gaining recognition as global tanks and how networks will influence this process. To do so, they first establish what it means to be a global think tank in the context of emerging powers. Next, they provide the three case studies beginning with an examination of the Observer Research Foundation, a prominent Indian think tank, followed by a study of China’s Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, and concluding with a discussion on the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Following these case studies, the authors further explore the dynamic of a think tank network with remarks from presidents of think tanks in the T20 think tank network.

Author : Donald E. Abelson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780773536074

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Do Think Tanks Matter? by Donald E. Abelson Pdf

Assessing the evolution and influence of public policy institutes.

Author : Donald E Abelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1282866443

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Capitol Idea by Donald E Abelson Pdf

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 private channels they rely on to influence important and controversial foreign policies, including the development and possible deployment of a National Missile Defense and George Bush's controversial war on terror. In the process of uncovering how some of the nation's most prominent think tanks have established themselves as key players in the political arena, he challenges traditional approaches to assessing policy influence and suggests alternative models.