Policy Analysis and Think Tanks in Comparative Perspective

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Brazilian think tanks and the rise of austerity discourse

“…In the case of Brazil, the relationship between academics, bureaucrats and policy-makers has at times fluctuated alongside political and economic development, but has become closer as policy decisions become increasingly technical (Kluger, 2015). Think tanks in this article are thus not considered to act as neutral bridges between academia and politics nor to function with public good as their compass (for a detailed discussion see Stone & Ladi, 2017). Think tanks are seen here as part of the elite structure (see also Parmar, 2004).…”

“…The idea that think tanks offer an independent bridge between academia and policy-makers is problematic because it assumes that there are two parts (academia and politics) that need to be linked. In many countries, including Brazil, directors and experts of think tanks are closely related to politicians and bureaucrats (Stone, 2007;Stone & Ladi, 2017).…”

(Re)Thinking think tanks in the age of policy labs: The rise of knowledge‐based policy influence organisations

“…In countries like the United States and Canada, outside of government, think tanks have long been considered a principal source of policy research and knowledge creation. This dates back to at least the aftermath of the Second World War and the appearance of policy-aimed knowledge institutes in defence policy analysis, if not earlier (Stone & Ladi, 2017). In other countries, like Japan and China and many countries in Europe, their creation is much more recent and dates to only the 1990s and 2000s but their number, size and impact have been growing (Weaver, 1989;McGann and, Weaver 1999;Dobuzinskis et al, 2000;Weaver & Stares, 2002;Xufeng, 2009).…”

Les courses hippiques à l’épreuve d’un mouvement social : contribution de la médiation à la structuration de revendications collectives

“…Concernant la mobilisation des ressources cognitives, le recours à l'expertise, voire sa production, constitue un apport central des think tanks (Stone, 2013), dont la vocation est d'interpeller les dirigeants politiques sur des politiques publiques. Dans ce cadre, la maîtrise de l'information et d'une terminologie savante constitue une source de légitimation importante pour les nouveaux mouvements et les groupes de pression (Béland et Viriot Durandal, 2003).…”