1. For a detailed analysis of the way in which the policy-making and the domestic lobbies within the state interact in the decision-making process, see Robert Putnam (1988) ‘Diplomacy and Domestic Politics: The Logic of Two-Level Games’, International Organization 42: 427–460.
2. For the debate over the definitional aspects of the think tanks please see the chapter by Diane Stone and Mark Garnett (1988) ‘Think Tanks, Policy Advice and Governance’, in Diane Stone, Andrew Denham, and Mark Garnett, eds, Think Tanks Across Nations: A Comparative Approach, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1–20.
3. See Diane Stone (2006) ‘Think Tanks and Policy Advice in Countries in Transition’, in Toru Hashimoto, Stefan Hell, and Sang-Woo Nam, eds, Public Policy Research and Training in Vietnam, Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute, 38–109
4. cited in the UNDP Report (2003) Thinking the Unthinkable: From Thought to Policy. The Role of Think Tanks in Shaping Government Strategy: Experiences from Central and Eastern Europe, Bratislava, New York, NY: UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
5. For a detailed analysis of the development of think tank traditions in Europe please see, Philippa Sherrington (2000) ‘Shaping the Policy Agenda: Think Tank Activity in the European Union’, Global Society 14 (2): 173–189.