TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthias Giepen
PY  - 2008
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783640160709
TI  - Think Tanks in Britain and how they influence British Policy on Europe
DO  - 10.3239/9783640160709
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/114929
N2  - 'The 2007 Survey of Think Tanks' states that out of a total of 1198 think tanks in Western Europe, 283 operate from within the United Kingdom.1 This is by far the highest number amongst the member states of the EU. There is a long tradition of think tanks in Britain. Informal groups and individuals
 were offering political advice since the eighteenth century, maybe earlier.2
 In this essay I try to examine some of the major British think tanks that focus on the European Union and their politics concerning the EU. Where possible, I will give evidence on how they actually influenced British policy making in terms of the EU. I will examine the possibilities of how think tanks can influence governments and public opinion and I will summarize some of the
 criticism on think tanks in general.
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KW  - Think, Tanks, Britain, British, Policy, Europe, Britain, European
LA  - English
ER  -