Think Tanks and Policy Discourses in the Czech Republic

CÍSAŘ, Ondřej and Milan HRUBEŠ. Think Tanks and Policy Discourses in the Czech Republic. In Arnošt Veselý, Martin Nekola, Eva M. Hejzlarová. Policy Analysis in the Czech Republic. 1st ed. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2016, p. 273-290. International Library of Policy Analysis. ISBN 978-1-4473-1814-9.

Basic information

• Original name: Think Tanks and Policy Discourses in the Czech Republic
• Authors: CÍSAŘ, Ondřej and Milan HRUBEŠ.
• Edition: 1. vyd. Bristol, Policy Analysis in the Czech Republic, p. 273-290, 18 pp. International Library of Policy Analysis, 2016.
• Publisher: The Policy Press

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-1814-9
• Keywords in English: Czech Republic; think tanks; discursive institutionalism; policy discourse
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This chapter maps out the landscape of Czech think tanks. It is based on two types of literature: empirical studies of think tanks and discursive institutionalism. Drawing on think tank studies, the text categorizes Czech think tanks as academic, contractual, advocacy, and party-affiliated. Drawing on discursive institutionalism, it differentiates among four major policy discourses in the Czech Republic: liberal-conservative, social democratic, support for democracy, and international and foreign policy discourses. While the liberal-conservative discourse is most developed, social democratic organizations present the exact opposite. Probably due to the general ideological and funding context, they are poorly resource endowed, not numerous, and not densely connected to other partners.