think-tanks
Research advisory groups
Think tanks are organizations that conduct research and advocate for policies on political, economic, or social issues.
They typically employ experts who produce reports, white papers, and recommendations intended to influence public debate and government decisions.
Think tanks range from nonpartisan research institutions to openly ideological groups that promote particular agendas: a conservative think tank, The proposal came out of a Washington think tank.
Learns through examination
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- academiaHigher education community
journals · empirical · findings · evidence-based · qualitative · quantitative · data · methodology
Advocating to decision-makers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- influencePower to affect others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
regulation · bipartisanship · reform · caucus · parliament · senate · bills · statutes
Nonpartisan policy research institution
- RANDAmerican policy research institution
- HeritageProper name for organizations
- CatoRoman political name
- HooverAmerican surname of note
Carnegie · fellows · endowment · foundation · nonprofit · nongovernmental · Washington · Beltway
Ability to anticipate futures
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- planningArranging for future events
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
futures · contingency · geopolitics · defense · intelligence · diplomacy · statecraft · deterrence
studies
Learns through examination
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
academia · journals · empirical · findings · evidence-based · qualitative · quantitative · data · methodology · reports
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- influencePower to affect others
governance · regulation · bipartisanship · reform · caucus · parliament · senate · bills · statutes · lawmaking
Brookings
Nonpartisan policy research institution
- RANDAmerican policy research institution
- HeritageProper name for organizations
- CatoRoman political name
Hoover · Carnegie · fellows · endowment · foundation · nonprofit · nongovernmental · Washington · Beltway · donors
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- planningArranging for future events
roadmap · futures · contingency · geopolitics · defense · intelligence · diplomacy · statecraft · deterrence · modeling
think-tanksdoers
People who act
practitioners · boots on the ground · service providers · field operations · government agencies
think-tanksuniversities
Institutions granting advanced degrees
academic institutions · colleges · research universities · schools · laboratories
think-tanksgrassroots movements
Citizen-led collective action
community organizations · neighborhood associations · folk wisdom
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