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Think tank

A think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental organizations, but some are semi-autonomous agencies within a government, and some are associated with particular…

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Governmental theory

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related to South American think tanks · 31
Think tank → Act, Bolivia, Chile, CSOs, Ecuador, Enrique Mendizabal, Evo Morales, Fujimori, German, Grupo FARO, However, In, In Bolivia, In Chile, In Ecuador, In Peru, Legitimize, New, NGOs, Non-Government Organizations
related to Advocacy · 20
Think tank → According, Accuracy, Agency, EPA, EPA's, ETS, Fairness, For, In, It, Military, National Education Policy Center's, Philip Morris Companies, Reporting, Sound Science Coalition, The, The Advancement, Think Twice, United States, United States Environmental Protection
related to 20th century · 15
Think tank → After, Andrew Carnegie, Brookings, Carnegie, Carnegie Endowment, Cold War, During, International Peace, Robert, Second World War, The, The Brookings Institution, United States, Until, Washington
related to history · 14
Think tank → Académie, According, Catholic Church, Charlemagne, Dupuy, Entresol, Europe, France, Jacob Soll, Jacques Dupuy, Paris, Pierre, Soll, The Club
related to Governmental theory · 12
Think tank → American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Dieter Plehwe, Elite, FedEx, Ford Motor Company, German, Pautz, Plehwe, Such, The, They
related to 21st century · 8
Think tank → As, Brookings Institution, Cold War, CSIS, Many, Other, The, Wilson Center
related to Types · 6
Think tank → Congress, Funding, McGann, Some, Think, United States
is a · 5
Think tank → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Centre for Eastern Studies, Middle East Research Institute, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Western Institute in Poznań
related to 19th century · 5
Think tank → Fabian Society, Institute, London, Several, The Royal United Services
see also · 2
Think tank → Collective, United StatesLobbyingMass

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Think tankis aSustainable Development Policy Institute0.90text
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Think tankis aCarnegie Endowment for International Peace0.90text
social policyinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
political strategyinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
economicsinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
militaryinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
technologyinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
and cultureinstance ofA think tank or public policy institute is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics0.80text
Africainstance ofTwo-thirds of all the think tanks that exist today were established after 1970 and more than half were established since 1980.The effect of globalisation on the proliferation of…0.80text

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