Definitions

1. Think tanks are as critical as simple special interest groups.
2. Think tanks are an unknown entity to the vast majority of the population.
3. Think tanks are almost always conservative in their political orientation.
4. Think tanks are the bridge between the academic community and political decision makers.
5. Think Tanks are the real power brokers behind the visible puppets who they have placed in office.

Think Tank

1. Along with the Cato Institute, another of the most respected think tanks in Washington.
2. Simply, Brookings is probably one of (if not) the best policy think-tanks based in Washington, D.C.
3. The Heritage Foundation, the granddaddy of right-wing think tanks, works closely with Republican congressional leaders.

Policy

1. It is the money which underwrites a vast network of public policy think tanks and advocacy groups.

Process

1. More and more advocacy think tanks are gaining influence.
2. This provides a privileged way for think tanks to influence the policy-making process.
3. Fisher also founded The Atlas Economic Research Foundation in 1981 to institutionalize the process of creating new think tanks.

Leading

1. A cooperative site of mostly liberal think tanks and research organizations.
2. Diane Stone, a leading expert on think tanks and transnational policy networks.
3. Institute of Economic Affairs (UK). This is one of the UKs leading libertarian think-tanks.
4. Here are some capsule profiles of some of the most influential intellectual institutions or think-tanks. (Web site)

Centre

1. Since the establishment of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) in 1974, think tanks have proliferated across the political spectrum. (Web site)
2. One of the premier centre-right think tanks of recent years, the Adam Smith Institute has produced hundred of policy documents and proposals for government.

Institute

1. Much funding for think tanks comes from corporations. (Web site)
2. Overall, media citations of think tanks grew 29 percent in 2000.
3. Myth: Conservative think tanks are the answer to liberal academia.
4. The government is a rich source of funds for pro market think tanks. (Web site)
5. Research and a publication on think tanks and their role in civil societies.

Policy Network

1. Extensive list of think tanks and policy organizations.
2. State Policy Network Resource Links--Links by state to conservative and libertarian think tanks and institutions.
3. Electronic Policy Network - Links to web sites of various foundations and think tanks, generally liberal and progressive.

Ideas

1. The results are available in his FPRI study Think Tanks: Catalysts for Ideas in Action.
2. Books about "Society/Politics/Libertarian/Think Tanks" in Amazon.com
   

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