Book review: think tanks: shapers of grand narratives or creatures of fashion?

Carolan, Liz (2012) Book review: think tanks: shapers of grand narratives or creatures of fashion? LSE Review of Books (10 Aug 2012). Website.

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The question of how a policy is made or why things simply stay the same in politics has long occupied the minds of political observers. This book explores the way in which very particular political actors made a difference to policy and politics. The analytical focus is on think-tanks: hybrid creatures which exist somewhere in the spaces between government, business and academia. Based on over 50 interviews with policy-makers, civil servants, analysts from think-tanks and party politicians, this book is an up-to-date overview of both countries’ think-tank landscapes, finds Liz Carolan. Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy (New Perspectives in German Political Studies). Hartwig Pautz. Palgrave Macmillan. March 2012.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2012 11:44
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:10
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47197

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