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To evaluate how and to what extent public policy institutes shape political agendas, debate, and government legislation across different political systems.

March 1, 2004Canadian Public Policy

Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes

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HSHugh Segal DADonald E. Abelson

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Comparative policy analysis uncovers variable influence among North American think tanks, highlighting distinct institutional impacts across successive stages of the policy cycle.

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To evaluate how and to what extent public policy institutes shape political agendas, debate, and government legislation across different political systems.
Conducted a comparative institutional analysis of think tanks operating within the political systems of the United States and Canada.
Evaluated think tank engagement across key phases of the policy cycle, specifically contrasting issue articulation with policy formation and implementation.
United States think tanks demonstrate greater overall prominence and institutional integration in policy-making relative to Canadian institutes.
Think tank influence occurs unevenly across the policy cycle, exerting strongest impact during early issue articulation rather than during final policy implementation.

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Segal et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa94b76d59caa679c8787a7 https://doi.org/10.2307/3552584

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Comparative policy analysis uncovers variable influence among North American think tanks, highlighting distinct institutional impacts across successive stages of the policy cycle.

Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes

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Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes

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Key Points

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