Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance - Paperback

by James G. McGann (Author), Laura C. Whelan (Author)

This completely revised edition provides a clear description of, and context for the global proliferation of think tanks. It explores the origins, development and diversity of think tanks and policy networks, discusses past and current issues facing transnational think tanks and considers the possible future challenges and developments.

Author Biography

James G. McGann, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Lauder Institute of the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and the director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura C. Whelan is a Benjamin Franklin Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and a research assistant and summit coordinator intern at the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP).