Influence of think tanks in conditions of changes in political polarization in United States
Abstract
This article is considering the dynamics of the impact of think tanks on the background of changes in the political polarization in the United States since 1991. Possible channels of influence of think tanks were shortly described and classified, as well as methods for their quantitative operationalization. Article also gives an explanation to the parameter of political polarization. In result of comparison of the data was detected significant correlation between the increase in political polarization and increased activity of think tanks, which was explained in the conclusion part of text.
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