Diane Stone

Capturing the Political Imagination (eBook, ePUB)

Think Tanks and the Policy Process

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Think tanks are proliferating. Although they are outside of government, many of these policy research institutes are perceived to influence political thinking and public policy. This book develops ideas about policy networks, epistemic communities and policy learning in relation to think tanks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136309045
• Artikelnr.: 45135833

Autorenporträt

Diane Stone

Inhaltsangabe

Parliamentary Affairs- "...a sophisticated and balanced evaluation"
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation- "This comprehensive study of British and
American Think Tanks tells us how they work, how they"re used and hot to
distinguish between them." Political Studies- " By drawing on the
literature of agenda setting, knowledge communities and policy
entrepreneurship Stone is able to give her study a strong conceptual
framework within which to conduct her analysis...the overall impression is
of a very sound and stimulating piece of work" New Times - "a wide-ranging
and comprehensive analysis...an excellent book" Contemporary Review - "
This is a thoughtful and well-researched study of an aspect of policy
development which has not been much written up in this country...an
essential book for the library of the policy student- and of the decision
taker in Government" The Political Quarterly- "This book has the great
merit of seeking to debunk the myth of the overmighty think tank, refusing
to acccept claims of influence and success without proof" Times Literary
Supplement- " As a reference work it is...invaluable