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100	1		_aAbelson, Donald E.
245	1	0	_aCapitol Idea : _bThink Tanks and U. S. Foreign Policy.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aMontreal : _bMcGill-Queen's University Press, _c2006.
264		4	_c©2006.
300			_a1 online resource (390 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1 Lights, Camera, Action: Policy Experts and Presidential Campaigns -- 2 From Generation to Generation: The Origin and Evolution of American Think Tanks -- 3 Theorizing about Think Tanks: Competing Visions and Conceptual Approaches -- 4 Open for Business: Think Tanks and the Marketplace of Ideas -- 5 Something Is Missing: Think Tanks and the Study of Foreign Policy-Making -- 6 Finding Their Way: In Search of Policy Influence -- 7 Is Anybody Listening? Assessing the Influence of Think Tanks -- 8 Think Tanks at Work: The Debate over National Missile Defense -- 9 A Hard-Fought Battle: 9/11, the Bush Doctrine, and the War of Ideas -- Conclusion: Think Tanks, Foreign Policy, and the Public Interest -- APPENDICES -- 1 Profiles and Budgets of Selected American Think Tanks -- 2 Government Positions Held by Staff at Selected Think Tanks -- 3 Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, and Congressional Testimony on Missile Defence and the War on Terror Provided by Selected Think Tanks -- 4 Print Media Coverage, Television Exposure, and Congressional Testimony, January 2001-January 2005 -- 5 Selected Publications on Missile Defence and the War on Terror from American Think Tanks -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
520			_aA Capitol Idea reveals the extent to which think tanks in the United States have become active and vocal participants in the foreign policy-making process. In this timely exploration, Donald Abelson re-evaluates the role of these complex organizations and looks at how political influence is achieved on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aResearch institutes-United States-History.
650		0	_aPolitical planning-United States.
650		0	_aUnited States-Foreign relations.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aAbelson, Donald E. _tCapitol Idea _dMontreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,c2006 _z9780773531154
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3332010 _zClick to View
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