Abstract
This article looks at UK-based think-tanks and their communicative and cooperative networks with other actors in Britain and beyond. Which institutions and people do British think-tanks talk to most to exert influence on domestic public policy? What forms do such communications take? What are British think-tanks' objectives for cooperation with non-UK organisations? This article is based on a survey with analysts at British think-tanks that was conducted in 2012. The data suggests that while British think-tanks communicate and co-operate intensively with some actors within Britain, contacts and cooperation with organisations outside the UK are rather lacklustre. Particular actors are more important for advocacy think-tanks than they are for academic think-tanks; some actors have very little importance for either type.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 345-361 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Politics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- think-tanks
- networks
- policy advice