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think tank

organization that performs research and advocacy
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A think tank is an organization focused on research and advocacy. These entities conduct studies and develop policy recommendations to influence public opinion and government decisions.

Think tanks operate across a variety of disciplines, producing analyses and reports to support their objectives. Their work often involves engaging with policymakers, media, and the public to advance specific ideas or solutions.

Key Facts

  • Field of work: research[2], advocacy[3]
  • Subclass of: research organization[4], advocacy group[5], educational organization[6], research institute[7]
  • Commons category: Think tanks[8]
  • Opposite of: anti-think tank[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Think tanks[10]
  • Product or material produced: legislation[11]
  • Partially coincident with: reflection group[12]
  • Has characteristic: non-governmental organization[13]
  • Different from: reflection group[14], research institute[15]
  • Interested in: social policy[16], policy[17], economics[18], military[19], technology[20], culture[21]

Why It Matters

think tank has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

It has been cited as an influence by political agenda[24].

FAQs

Who did think tank influence?

think tank has been cited as an influence by political agenda[24].

Related Entities

Agora Digital Transformation American Institute for Economic Research Anhui Academy of Social Sciences Aspen Institute Bauhaus aviation Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Berlin Institute for Population and Development Center for Islam and Public Policy Changwon Research Institute China Center for Economic Research Chungbuk Research Institute ChungNam Institute Cologne Institute for Economic Research Cultural Media Archive Daegu Policy Institute Danish Institute for International Studies Danish Institute for Non-Formal Education Danish Institute for Sports Studies economics El Colegio de la Frontera Norte European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats Finnish Institute of International Affairs Foundation for Defense of Democracies French Institute of International Relations Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Gangwon Institute German Institute for Global and Area Studies German Institute for International and Security Affairs German Institute of Development and Sustainability Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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