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In the “war of ideas” think tanks transformed their mission fundamentally from neutral policy advise to administrations, that facilitated decision-making, to lobby organisations that, in reality, solve a multiplicity of domestic and international problems. Thus, advocacy think tanks became actors in policymaking with their own agenda that could be implemented with the aid of their network in all governmental branches, in the economy and in media.
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Arin, K. (2014). Conclusion: American Politics and the War of Ideas. In: Think Tanks. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02935-7_16
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