Think tanks as research mediators?: case studies from public health

Katherine E. Smith; Louise Kay; Jennifer Torres

doi:10.1332/174426413X671950

Think tanks as research mediators? case studies from public health

Katherine E. Smith, Louise Kay, Jennifer Torres

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Abstract

The number of think tanks operating in the UK is increasing, providing an ever important source of ideas and research for policy audiences. They have been framed by some as useful intermediaries between research and policy, which academics aiming to influence policy might seek to emulate. Yet, there has been very little empirical work to explore how think tanks employ research, or on whose behalf they operate. This paper draws on two qualitative research projects to begin addressing this gap by exploring the role of British think tanks in debates about two major public health concerns: tobacco control and health inequalities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	371-390
Number of pages	20
Journal	Evidence and Policy
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/174426413X671950
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2013

Keywords

think tanks
public health
evidence-based policy
knowledge translation
health inequalities
tobbaco

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