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Political Science General

Capitol Idea

Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy

by (author) Donald E. Abelson

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2006
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773580398
    Publish Date
    Aug 2006
    List Price
    $34.95

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Abelson focuses on a host of high profile think tanks - including the Brookings Institution, the Heritage Foundation, and the Project for the New American Century - and on the public and private channels they rely on to influence important and controversial foreign policies, including the development and possible deployment of a National Missile Defense and George Bush's controversial war on terror. In the process of uncovering how some of the nation's most prominent think tanks have established themselves as key players in the political arena, he challenges traditional approaches to assessing policy influence and suggests alternative models.

About the author

Donald E. Abelson is professor and chair, political science, and co-director, Centre for American Studies, The University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Do Think Tanks Matter? Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes.

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