The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice Around the World

ISBN-13: 9783030603786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 330 str.

James McGann

Spis treści

Section 1: INTRODUCTION.- Section 2: AFRICA REGION.- The Future of Think Tanks in Africa.- The Future of African Think Tanks.- The Future of Think-Tanks and Policy Advice: An African Perspective.- Bringing Think Tanks Into the Digital Era.- Think tanks in the context of Africa’s development.- Section 3: EUROPE REGION.-Artificial Intelligence: An Opportunity and a Challenge for Think Tanks.- Grappling with Dissent: How Can Think Tanks Cope with Politicisation?.- Think Tanks for Future – A Think Piece.- The Future of Think Tanks in the Western Balkans: The old, the new and the upcoming.- The Future of Think Tanks and the Crisis of Democracy.- Data is a powerful assistant but the think tanker is still in charge.- Think Tanks, Covid-19 and Internationalism.- Widening and Deepening: Partnership and Multidisciplinarity in Challenging Times.- Tackling Global Challenges in an Era of Disruption and Contradiction – The Changing Role of Think Tanks.- Scientific Approach, Objective Analysis and National Interests of Russia: IMEMO Traditions are Always In Demand, Always Valued.- The Future of Think Tanks Around the World.- Caught in the Firing Line – How Think Tanks Stay Relevant in Times of Global Transition and Turmoil.- Think Tanks Today and Tomorrow: A View from Ukraine.- Section 4: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION.- To Survive, Think Tanks Must Be Part of the Change.- The Credibility-Funding Nexus and its Impact on Research Quality in Middle East Think Tanks.- How To Reduce the Gap Between Think Tanks and Policymakers- The Experience of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES).- Evolving with the Marketplace of Ideas: How Think Tanks Can Thrive in the Era of Twitter.- Think tanks have stories to tell….- Section 5: CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA REGION.- Think-Tanks Towards the Future: Challenges and Opportunities.- The Digital Transformation in Think Tanks: Moving Forward in the Use of Technology.- The Future of Think Tanks: A Brazilian Perspective.- Section 6: NORTH AMERICA REGION.- Fit for the Future: Enhancing the Capacity Think Tanks.- The Future of Think Tanks: Competing in the Digital Era.- Grab your sunglasses - The future of thinks tanks is as bright as ever.- Section 7: ASIA REGION.- The Future of Japanese Think Tanks: Policy Involvement and Regional Cooperation.- Prospects and Possibilities for Think Tanks: A View from China’s Non-Governmental Think Tank Sector.- China’s Think Tanks in the New Era: Mission, Responsibility, and Direction of Development.- Reorganise, Renew, Reformat: The Future Think Tanks.- New Trends of University-affiliated Think Tanks in China: A Brief Overview.- KIEP’s Strategic Response to Challenges in Policy Research.- Think Tanks in an Emerging India: A struggle for relevance?.- The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice: Lessons from South Korea’s combating COVID-19.- Navigating the Future: Roles for Think Tanks and Policy Advice in Southeast Asia.- How Think Tanks Need to Change.- Managing Opportunities in Joining the Global Think Tank Community.- Section 8: CONCLUSIONS.- Are Think Tanks Fit for an Uncertain Future?.

O autorze

James G. McGann is Senior Lecturer of International Studies at the Lauder Institute at the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Senior Fellow at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Blurb

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 world with a series of authoritative reflections written by the presidents of some of the leading think tanks in every region of the world. The book explores the challenges think tanks face today in an information rich and highly competitive operating environment that includes: the impact of technology, big data and artificial intelligence, competition from advocacy groups and public relations firms, increased polarization of politics and major changes in how think tanks are funded.

James G. McGann is Senior Lecturer of International Studies at the Lauder Institute at the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Senior Fellow at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.