SIXTEEN Think tanks and policy analysis
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Jordi Bacaria
Abstract
The chapter studies the outstanding think tanks in Spain. They are classified taking indicators such as those think tanks that appear in international rankings. We use the literature on think tanks to identify them. In this chapter political party think tanks, university research centres, and pressure groups are not included. The purpose is to find think tanks’ capacity to formulate policy analysis and their connections with the central government and economic groups. Financial sources and their financial transparency are relevant. Think tanks do not have a long tradition in Spain, although from the end of the 20th century they have been increasing. Therefore, competition between them is higher and this has improved the quality of policy analysis produced. Consequently, they have the capacity to influence public policies directly and indirectly.
Abstract
The chapter studies the outstanding think tanks in Spain. They are classified taking indicators such as those think tanks that appear in international rankings. We use the literature on think tanks to identify them. In this chapter political party think tanks, university research centres, and pressure groups are not included. The purpose is to find think tanks’ capacity to formulate policy analysis and their connections with the central government and economic groups. Financial sources and their financial transparency are relevant. Think tanks do not have a long tradition in Spain, although from the end of the 20th century they have been increasing. Therefore, competition between them is higher and this has improved the quality of policy analysis produced. Consequently, they have the capacity to influence public policies directly and indirectly.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Foreword xviii
- Policy analysis in Spain: actors and institutions 1
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Examining the policy analysis context
- Historical forerunners in Spanish policy analysis 21
- Policy analysis and policy evaluation as a profession 46
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Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in central government: still in its infancy 67
- Policy analysis and regional governments 83
- Policy analysis in local government: objects, perspectives, and actors 102
- Domestic policy analysis by international actors 124
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Policy analysis beyond executive in the public sphere
- Parliamentary committees as policy analysis institutions 141
- Policy analysis and public opinion 165
- Participatory institutions and advisory councils 186
- Policy analysis at universities and research centres 203
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Policy analysis by parties, interest groups, and other actors
- Political parties and policy analysis 225
- Trade unions, policy analysis, and the policy process 246
- Business associations and policy analysis 265
- NGOs as policy analysis partners: from invisibility to expansion 283
- Think tanks and policy analysis 303
- Index 327
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors ix
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Foreword xviii
- Policy analysis in Spain: actors and institutions 1
-
Examining the policy analysis context
- Historical forerunners in Spanish policy analysis 21
- Policy analysis and policy evaluation as a profession 46
-
Policy analysis by governments
- Policy analysis in central government: still in its infancy 67
- Policy analysis and regional governments 83
- Policy analysis in local government: objects, perspectives, and actors 102
- Domestic policy analysis by international actors 124
-
Policy analysis beyond executive in the public sphere
- Parliamentary committees as policy analysis institutions 141
- Policy analysis and public opinion 165
- Participatory institutions and advisory councils 186
- Policy analysis at universities and research centres 203
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Policy analysis by parties, interest groups, and other actors
- Political parties and policy analysis 225
- Trade unions, policy analysis, and the policy process 246
- Business associations and policy analysis 265
- NGOs as policy analysis partners: from invisibility to expansion 283
- Think tanks and policy analysis 303
- Index 327
