首次“全球智库峰会”将于2009年7月3日至4日在北京举行。刚成立不久的中国顶级智库之一的中国国际经济交流中心将主办这届峰会，峰会主题为“共享人类智慧共谋全球发展”，议题初定为全球金融经济危机与世界经济展望。那么，您对国际智库又了解多少？请看－－－－2008年全球“智库”排名报告（2008 Global Think Tanks）

【背景知识】：

智库：即智囊机构，最初也称“思想库”，是指由专家组成、多学科的、为决策者在处理社会、经济、科技、军事、外交等各方面问题出谋划策，提供最佳理论、策略、方法、思想等的公共研究机构。严格意义上的智库是独立于政府机构的民间组织。
主要职能：提出思想、教育公众和汇集人才。智库首先通过研究和分析形成新的政策主张，再通过出版书刊、举办各类交流活动、利用媒体宣传等方式，力图使这些主张获得公众的支持和决策者的青睐。

2008年全球“智库”排名报告（2008_Global_Think_Tanks）

The Think Tanks &
Civil Societies Program

“Helping to bridge the gap between knowledge and policy”

Researching the trends and challenges facing
think tanks, policymakers, and policy-oriented
civil society groups...
Sustaining, strengthening, and building
capacity for think tanks around the world...
Maintaining the largest, most
comprehensive global database of
think tanks....

All requests, questions and comments should be
emailed to:
James G. McGann, Ph.D.
Director
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
International Relations Program
University of Pennsylvania
Telephone: (215) 746-2928 / (215) 898-0540
Email: Jmcgann@sas.upenn.edu


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. 4
FOREWORD ..................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 6
A TRANSNATIONA DEFINITION OF THINK TANKS ................................
7
GLOBALIZATION OF THINK TANKS ................................................................. 8
THINK TANKS FACT SHEET ............................................................................11
GLOBAL GO-TO THINK TANKS SELECTION PROCESS .................................... 16
NOMINATED THINK TANKS ........................................................................... 18
TOP THINK TANKS ....................................................................................... 26
FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE ARTICLE CONTENTS ................................... 39-44
DESCRIPTIONS OF TOP THINK TANKS ............................................................
40
TRENDS IN THINK TANKS AND POLICY ADVICE ............................................ 45
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................
50
ABOUT THE AUTHOR .................................................................................... 51