The future of think tanks and policy advice in the United States / [edited by] James McGann.

At a moment when both think tanks and experts are being questioned, significant policy and technology disruptions have called into question the value and efficacy of policy advice. Within that context, Dr. McGann launched this book to examine the future of think tanks and policy advice around the wo...

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Other Authors: McGann, James G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Palgrave pivot.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: US INTRODUCTION
  • Section 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
  • Section 3: FORMER PRESIDENT'S HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
  • Building the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
  • Think Tanks: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
  • Looking Back at the Stimson Center's role in the early 21st century
  • Section 4: CURRENT PRESIDENTS
  • Achieving Inclusivity by Redefining the Think Tank Scholar
  • Think Tanks Breaching the Partisan and Geopolitical Divide
  • Re-imagining the Think Tank Post COVID-19
  • The Challenges of Regulating Technology and the Role of Think Tanks in Informing Sound Tech Policy
  • Think Tanks and the Enduring Value of Hard Questions
  • The Future of Think Tanks: The Impact of Technology on Society
  • Crowded, Chaotic, Contested: The New Geopolitical Order and Marketplace of Ideas
  • Fighting For Progress in the Age of Disruption
  • International Development Cooperation into the Decade Ahead.-Think Tanks in the New Century
  • Bridging Policy Needs with Technology Solutions
  • America's Think Tanks: Meeting the Challenges of Increasing Competition and New Technologies, and Maintaining Relevance in an Ever-changing World
  • Reflections on the Future of Think Tanks, Drawing on Three Decades in Public Policy Research
  • Thought Leadership in Uncertain Times: Four Global Trends
  • The Crisis of Liberalism and the Future of Think Tanks
  • Section 5
  • Technology and Think Tanks: Survived the First Wave; Might not Survive the Second
  • Increasing Relevance, Diminishing Access Require Unchanging Values for a Changing Audience
  • Truth Decay: A Threat to Democracy and Think Tanks Alike
  • The Role of the Think Tank in Creating a More Equitable and Resilient Shared Future
  • The world
  • and the workplace
  • are changing. Our mission stays the same
  • Section 6: CONCLUSIONS
  • Are Think Tanks Fit for an Uncertain Future?