2023/2024

Think Tanks and Evidence-based Policy

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: School of Politics and Governance

When: 1 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Artem Uldanov

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 36

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This is an optional course that requires prior knowledge in political science and public policy analysis. The course is aimed at providing students with general knowledge about evidence-based policymaking and the roles and places of think tanks in the public policy process, with particular attention to the features of their work, their types, and their strategies in the advisory market. This course will give you theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the use of evidence in policymaking, think tanks, policy advisory practices, and practical insights. Think tanks in the XX century became strong actors not only in the intellectual support of policymakers but also in the policymaking process itself. Their knowledge and expertise might be valuable in very different spheres, and even authoritarian governments do not deny the possibility of using think tanks’ support for better policymaking and the promotion of the most adequate evidence. During the course, we will have a look at different regions and markets where think tanks operate and see how influential and successful they could be in various environments.