Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Behind Closed Doors: Elite Politics, Think Tanks, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Tuğrul Keskin & Patrick R. Halpern

Insight Turkey

In the April-June 2005 Issue

Published by the Ankara Center for Turkish Policy Studies (ANKAM)

This paper aims to illuminate the role played by think tanks in the development of public policy and planning. Employing the framework provided by William G. Domhoff and Elite Theory, this paper explores the role of elites in the formulation of public policy in the United States through an understanding of the interplay between foundations, think tanks, and policy discussion groups. Using the current U.S. foreign policy agenda as an example, we will examine how think tanks are, ultimately, the mouthpiece for the promotion of elite interests in the policy planning process...

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