Think tanks, foreign policy and geo-politics : pathways to influence - Abelson, Donald E.; Brooks, Stephen , 1956; Xin, Hua (London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
1. Struggling to be heard : the crowded and complex world of foreign policy-oriented think tanks -- 2. Feulner's pendulum : moving between policy research and political advocacy -- 3. Blending advocacy and research : the attributes and brand identities of the foremost human rights advocacy think tanks -- 4. The governance turn in EU foreign policy : are EU think tanks out of the picture? -- 5. Think tanks American style -- 6. Germany : the think and the tank -- 7. Think tanks and foreign policy in the United Kingdom -- 8. Chinese think tanks' influence on foreign policy making : a case study of the role of CIIS and SIIS in the making of China's Europe policy -- 9. Still lagging behind? : foreign policy think tanks in Poland : origins and contemporary challenges -- 10. Foreign policies in Spain : the role of think tanks in the battle between the central state and Catalonia -- 11. And the winner is : why measuring think tank performance is inherently problematic : lessons from canada and beyond
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: International relations -- Research; International relations -- Research -- Cross-cultural studies; Research institutes -- Cross-cultural studies