Címjegyzék mint tudásbázis
The directory as knowledge base

Summary/Abstract: A directory of think tanks in Central Europe and Eurasia – research institutions that enjoy a high level of autonomy, and are not significantly influenced by the state, government, corporations or political parties – is published by Freedom House, containing the addresses, areas of activity, and lists of leaders of these institutions. An accompanying study contained in the volume points out that think tanks are a relatively new phenomenon. These institutions first cropped up in the second half of the previous century in the United States, and then spread to Europe in the 1980s. Though in Central Europe they have only appeared in the last two decades, they have played a key role in ensuring that governments have remained on the path of transition, and that they have progressed from the Washington Consensus to adopting common European values. Think tanks have assumed a kind of supervisory role in the reform process, striving to influence public opinion to this effect. Think-tankek Közép-Európában és Eurázsiában. Válogatott Útmutató. (Think Tanks in Central Europe and Eurasia: A Selective Directory.) Third edition, Freedom House, 2006.

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