James McGann
Encyclopedia
Dr. James G. McGann is a member of faculty at the University of Pennsylvania
, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
and founder/director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)
. Most notable for his extensive work on public policy research organization, he is a frequent adviser to numerous governments and international organizations worldwide.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Foreign Policy Research Institute
The Foreign Policy Research Institute is an American neoconservative think tank based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is "devoted to bringing the insights of scholarship to bear on the development of policies that advance U.S...
and founder/director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program is a non-profit program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. TTCSP was established at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in 1989...
. Most notable for his extensive work on public policy research organization, he is a frequent adviser to numerous governments and international organizations worldwide.
Publications
- Think Tanks and Civil Societies: Catalyst for Ideas and Action, co-edited with Kent B.Weaver (Transaction Publishers, 2000)
- Competition for Dollars, Scholars and Influence In The Public Policy Research Industry (University Press of America, 1995)
- Comparative Think Tanks, Politics And Public Policy, (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)
- Ideas and Influence: Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy, (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003)
- Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance (Global Institutions), (Routledge, 2010)
- Think Tanks and the Power of the Purse, (Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1997)