<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper evaluates the policy impact of analytical communities in three Russian regions (Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov). Based on the existing methods to assess the political power of think tanks, the authors develop a method to evaluate this impact. The authors test this method using the empirical data and findings from interviews, workshops with representatives of analytical communities of the three regions, and from observations and assessments of experts in regional politics. In conclusion, the authors argue that the capacity of analytical communities to impact policy change in a region depends on the level of political competition and pluralism and democratic institutions in the region; the level of consolidation of the analytical community, its autonomous political status and authority.</p></abstract>

This paper evaluates the policy impact of analytical communities in three Russian regions (Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov). Based on the existing methods to assess the political power of think tanks, the authors develop a method to evaluate this impact. The authors test this method using the empirical data and findings from interviews, workshops with representatives of analytical communities of the three regions, and from observations and assessments of experts in regional politics. In conclusion, the authors argue that the capacity of analytical communities to impact policy change in a region depends on the level of political competition and pluralism and democratic institutions in the region; the level of consolidation of the analytical community, its autonomous political status and authority.

Determinants of the Policy Impact of Analytical Communities in Russian Regions: Cases of Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov

International Laboratory for Applied Network Research

National Research University Higher School of Economics

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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This paper evaluates the policy impact of analytical communities in three Russian regions (Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov). Based on the existing methods to...

Determinants of the Policy Impact of Analytical Communities in Russian Regions: Cases of Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov

Publié en ligne: 10 févr. 2018

Pages: 23 - 42

Reçu: 17 oct. 2016

Accepté: 01 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cejpp-2016-0033

Mots clés
Think tanks, analytical communities, political power, influence, policy impact

© 2016 Dmitry Zaytsev et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Determinants of the Policy Impact of Analytical Communities in Russian Regions: Cases of Karelia, Tatarstan and Saratov

Publié en ligne: 10 févr. 2018

Pages: 23 - 42

Reçu: 17 oct. 2016

Accepté: 01 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cejpp-2016-0033

Mots clésThink tanks, analytical communities, political power, influence, policy impact

© 2016 Dmitry Zaytsev et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Think tanks, analytical communities, political power, influence, policy impact