First Week March 26-30 - Think Tanks, International and Non-Governmental Organizations

READINGS:

·      Introduction to Course and overview syllabus

·      Behind Closed Doors: Elite Politics, Think-Tanks and US Foreign Policy By Tugrul Keskin and Patrick Halpern 

·      Methodological Approach: Typologies of Think Tanks (Kubilay Yado Arin)

·      Policy Communities, Advocacy Coalitions and Epistemic Communities (Kubilay Yado Arin)

·      Introduction to the study of international organizations (Ian Hurd)

·      A guide to the study of international organizations (Ian Hurd)

DOCUMENTARIES:
What Are Think Tanks And Can They Be Trusted?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_4cf8jKHWU 
Thinking About Think Tanks: What Are They and What Do They Do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWc_p-VmK4
Think Tanks as Lobbyists: Exposé Shows U.S. Groups Receive Millions to Push Foreign Nations' Agendas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXQBo2Vr6C8 
Think Tanks: What Are They Good For?, a Conversation with Rohinton Medhora.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KthteXzerfc

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:
Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with Think-Tanks in the US. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!