The self-perception of the “objectivity” and “influence” of US think tank experts on the Middle East

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ID13092116
AuthorsDanguolė Bardauskaitė (0000-0001-8958-6770, Vytautas Magnus University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume2
Issue4
Pages409-417
Publication date2016-08-07
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2334-0460 • E-ISSN: 2334-0479
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23340460.2016.1264117
OpenAlexW2561686391
LanguageEN
References cited14

This article explores how think tank experts perceive their role in US foreign policy. The study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with think tank experts whose area of interest is the US foreign policy towards the Middle East. First, it is argued that think tank experts perceive themselves as having a limited influence on US foreign policy. Second, experts and government are interdependent, mainly because of personal relationships and the criteria of policy relevance to their research, which constrains the capabilities of experts to produce alternative discourses. Finally, even though experts try to present themselves as providers of objective knowledge, the contradictory comments on ideologies and independency from donors show that think tank experts are more subjective than objective

Epistemology · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Interdependence · Middle East · Objectivity (philosophy · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Relevance (law · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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