The origins of policy ideas: The importance of think tanks in the enterprise policy process in the UK

Arshed, Norin

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.10.015

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“…It is crucial to understand these points of view, as the influence of epistemic communities and experts on political decisions has been widely addressed by the academic literature. Today, there is strong evidence that supports how policies have been informed or influenced in their design by the opinion emerging from such experts, e.g., in the United States [19], the United Kingdom [20], China [21], Brazil [22] and at global level [23].…”

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How Will COVID-19 Impact on the Governance of Global Health in the 2030 Agenda Framework? The Opinion of Experts

2020

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In 2015, the 2030 Agenda was formally adopted by the United Nations, establishing a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 3 seeks to promote Global Health and the quality of public health systems in developing countries. The achievement of these goals requires the commitment of all signing countries, but the COVID-19 crisis is changing the behavior of the main stakeholders in the international arena. What do the experts think about these changes? Could these changes threaten the 2030 Agenda and Global Health? To answer these questions, we conduct a content analysis of 152 documents written by experts from the 15 main think tanks on international development policy. The results point out that the new scenario brought about by the pandemic is hindering the necessary cooperation between countries to achieve global health goals and to guarantee public health coverage in developing countries. To deal with these challenges, more delegation of powers to international organizations and a reform of the international cooperation system are needed. With this analysis, we launch a warning about potential weaknesses of the institutional design of the 2030 Agenda in order for it to survive in a post-COVID-19 world and remain a valid instrument to promote health worldwide.

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How Will COVID-19 Impact on the Governance of Global Health in the 2030 Agenda Framework? The Opinion of Experts

2020

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“…The identification of such experts is also supported by the privileged position think tanks currently occupy in public debate, reflected in their access to mainstream media and the recognition of their political opinions as independent [36]. Think tanks have become involved in policy delivery, a fact that explains why they have been extensively used as a source of research [37][38][39][40][41].…”

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Rethinking the Governance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the COVID-19 Era

2020

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been criticized for its institutional weakness. It assumed that governance commitments and the multilateral order would remain unchanged until 2030. The COVID-19 has challenged both assumptions. The response deployed by the countries has made international cooperation dependent on the solution of internal problems. What will be the impact of the pandemic on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals? What changes can be expected in the institutional design of the Agenda to face this challenge? To address these questions we have gathered and systematized 152 documents issued by the top think tanks on International Development since the outbreak of COVID-19, to identify the main design features of the Agenda that should be modified according to the functional-rationalist approach to institutional design. Our study shows that a higher level of centralization of authority and a redefinition of control and flexibility mechanisms are needed in order to improve the governance of the Agenda. Despite the temptation of focusing on a narrow set of goals, a broad scope is recommended, necessary to safeguard its holistic approach. These findings can provide insights for addressing the governance and institutional design of other international arrangements of similar nature.

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“…More specifically, and depending on the relationships between think tanks and political parties, the European pattern offers significant dependence and cooperation with the parties (Baier & Bakvis, 2001). In any case, and in general, Arshed (2017) points out that think tanks depend on some institutions. Medvetz (2012) underlines the subordination of these entities to political actors to influence public debate, to economic actors to obtain financing, and to the media to acquire a presence in the media agenda.…”

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International economic policy: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis on think tanks in the press

Castelló‐Sirvent

Roger‐Monzó

García-García

2020

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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This study examines the conditions that explain leading think tanks' successful strategies for the growth of world media representation of the European Union's (EU) international economic policy (N ¼ 19). A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was developed throughout 2009-2018, which begins with the euro crisis. The causal conditions used are: the years of experience of each think tank; the attributes of its media representation (number of languages in which they spread their messages in the media, thematic concentration, and media concentration); and the macroeconomic characteristics of the countries from which they carry out their main activity (competitiveness and belonging to the euro). This data has been obtained through FactivaV R (Dow Jones & Company#), the Global Competitiveness Index (World Economic Forum), and the European Central Bank. The core conditions analysis shows the importance of the think tank experience and the diversity of languages for their successful strategies. Likewise, the different pathways suggest that the thematic concentration and membership of the euro are sufficient conditions to explain the increased influence of the EU think tanks on the international public agenda.

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The origins of policy ideas: The importance of think tanks in the enterprise policy process in the UK

Cited by 28 publications

References 63 publications

How Will COVID-19 Impact on the Governance of Global Health in the 2030 Agenda Framework? The Opinion of Experts

How Will COVID-19 Impact on the Governance of Global Health in the 2030 Agenda Framework? The Opinion of Experts

Rethinking the Governance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the COVID-19 Era

International economic policy: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis on think tanks in the press

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