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PLAYERS BEYOND BORDERS? GERMAN THINK TANKS AS CATALYSTS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION
In: Global society: journal of interdisciplinary international relations, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 191-212
ISSN: 1360-0826
THIS PAPER PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE GERMAN THINK TANK SECTOR. IT THEN ADDRESSES THE QUESTIONS OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH GERMAN THINK TANKS ARE LINKED TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE GERMANY, AND HOW THINK TANKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF POLICY DISCOURSE AND POLICY-MAKING IN GERMANY. IT CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION OF A NUMBER OF ENABLING AND INHIBITING FACTORS FOR AN INCREASED TRANSNATIONAL PROFILE OF GERMAN THINK TANKS.