What should think tanks do? [electronic resource] : a strategic guide to policy impact / Andrew Selee.

ISBN:

9780804789295

Title:

Author:

Selee, Andrew D.

Personal Author:

Selee, Andrew D.

Publication Information:

Stanford, CA : Stanford Briefs, 2013.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 118 pages)

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Ideas That Matter; 1. What Do You Want to Achieve?; 2. What Do You Do That Makes a Unique Contributiont?; 3. Who Are Your Key Audiences and How Do You Reach Them?; 4. What Resources Do You Need and How Can You Develop Them?; 5. How Do You Evaluate Impact and Learn from Your Experience?; Notes; Interviews; Selected Readings.

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Subject Term:

Policy sciences -- Research -- United States -- Management.

Research institutes -- United States -- Management.

Strategic planning -- United States.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Stanford, CA : Stanford Briefs, 2013.

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Summary

Andrew Selee's Planning for Impact in Policy Research is the first strategy book intended exclusively for think tanks. Adapting lessons from business and non-profit management to the world of research organizations, Selee lays out a comprehensive plan for how these kinds of organizations can truly make a difference in policy decisions.

Author Notes

Andrew Selee is Vice President of Programs at the Woodrow Wilson Center and former Director of its Mexico Institute. He has been a congressional staffer and served as staff and on the board of several non-profit organizations. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University and writes extensively on international affairs.