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{{Short description|American academic (1955–2021)}}
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Dr. '''James G. McGann''' is a Senior Lecturer, International Studies and Director of the [[Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program]] at the [[Lauder Institute]], [[University of Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/the-faculty/|title=The Lauder Institute Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania|website=Lauder Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> a Senior Fellow at the [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpri.org/contributor/james-mcgann/|title=James G. McGann - Foreign Policy Research Institute|website=https://www.fpri.org/|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> and founder/director of the [[Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP)]]. He is the author of numerous publications, including the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index (the global think tank rankings).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/02/05/stability-in-think-tank-rankings-but-are-they-an-elitist-bunch/|title=Stability In Think Tank Rankings, But Are They An Elitist Bunch?|last=Chafuen|first=Alejandro|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> His most recent book is "Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia" published by the Brookings Institution Press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/book/think-tanks/|title=Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia|last=|first=|date=March 26, 2019|website=Brookings|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/08/18/think-tanks-the-new-knowledge-and-policy-brokers-in-asia-book-review/|title=Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia – Book Review|last=August 18th|first=Erin|last2=Zimmerman|website=LSE Business Review|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> James is most notable for his extensive work on public policy research organizations, and he is a frequent adviser to numerous governments and international organizations worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/01/how-top-think-tanks-are-maintaining-their-influence/|title=How Top Think Tanks Are Maintaining Their Influence|last=comment|first=2019 / Leave a|date=2019-02-01|website=The Daily Signal|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>
'''James G. McGann''' (1955–2021) was an American academic who was a Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Founder and Director of the [[Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program]] at the [[Lauder Institute]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/the-faculty/|title=The Lauder Institute Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania|website=Lauder Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> and a senior fellow at the [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]], both in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpri.org/contributor/james-mcgann/|title=James G. McGann – Foreign Policy Research Institute|website=fpri.org/|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

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McGann was the author of numerous publications, including the renowned annual Global Go To Think Tank Index which ranks think tanks in all regions of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/02/05/stability-in-think-tank-rankings-but-are-they-an-elitist-bunch/|title=Stability In Think Tank Rankings, But Are They An Elitist Bunch?|last=Chafuen|first=Alejandro|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref> His most recent book was "Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia" published by the Brookings Institution Press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/book/think-tanks/|title=Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia|last=|first=|date=March 26, 2019|website=Brookings|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/08/18/think-tanks-the-new-knowledge-and-policy-brokers-in-asia-book-review/|title=Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia – Book Review|last1=Zimmerman |first1=Erin |website=LSE Business Review|date=18 August 2019|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

He died on November 29, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.case-research.eu/en/case-bids-farewell-to-james-g-mcgann-think-tanks-and-civil-societies-program-director-101939|title = CASE bids farewell to James G. McGann, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program director |date=1 Dec 2021 |website= Center for Social and Economic Research News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115221047/https://www.case-research.eu/en/case-bids-farewell-to-james-g-mcgann-think-tanks-and-civil-societies-program-director-101939 |archive-date= Nov 15, 2022 }}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
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* Competition for Dollars, Scholars, and Influence in the Public Policy Research Industry (University Press of America 1995)
* Competition for Dollars, Scholars, and Influence in the Public Policy Research Industry ([[University Press of America]] 1995)
*The International Survey of Think Tanks" (Foreign Policy Research Institute 1999)
* The International Survey of Think Tanks (Foreign Policy Research Institute 1999)
*''Think Tanks and Civil Societies: Catalyst for Ideas and Action'', co-edited with Kent B.Weaver (Transaction Publishers 2000)
* ''Think Tanks and Civil Societies: Catalyst for Ideas and Action'', co-edited with Kent B. Weaver (Transaction Publishers 2000)
* ''Ideas and Influence: Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy'', (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003)
* ''Ideas and Influence: Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy'', (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003)
*''Comparative Think Tanks, Politics And Public Policy'', (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)
* ''Comparative Think Tanks, Politics And Public Policy'', (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)
*Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the U.S.: Academics, Advisors, and Advocates (Routledge 2007)
* Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the U.S.: Academics, Advisors, and Advocates ([[Routledge]] 2007)
*Global Trends and Transitions: 2007 Survey of Think Tanks" (Foreign Policy Research Institute 2008)
* Global Trends and Transitions: 2007 Survey of Think Tanks ([[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] 2008)
*The 2007 Global Go to Think Tanks" (Foreign Policy Research Institute 2008); "Think Tank Index" (Foreign Policy Magazine 2009)
* The 2007 Global Go to Think Tanks (Foreign Policy Research Institute 2008); "Think Tank Index" (Foreign Policy Magazine 2009)
*The 2008 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (IRP, University of Pennsylvania 2009)
* The 2008 Global Go to Think Tank Index (IRP, University of Pennsylvania 2009)
*Democratization and Market Reform: Think Tanks As Catalysts (Routledge 2009)
* Democratization and Market Reform: Think Tanks As Catalysts (Routledge 2009)
*Catalysts for Economic Growth and Development: The Role of Think Tanks in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (CIPE 2009)
* Catalysts for Economic Growth and Development: The Role of Think Tanks in [[BRICS|Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa]] (CIPE 2009)
*The 2009 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2010)
* The 2009 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2010)
*''Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance (Global Institutions)'', (Routledge, 2010)
* ''Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance (Global Institutions)'', (Routledge, 2010)
*The 2010 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2011)
* The 2010 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2011)
*The 2011 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2012)
* The 2011 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2012)
*Think Tanks and Global Policy Networks,” chapter in edited volume, International Organization and Global Governance, (Routledge September 2013)
* Think Tanks and Global Policy Networks, chapter in edited volume, International Organization and [[Global governance]], (Routledge 2013)
*The 2012 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2013), Think Tanks and Social Development Policy: A Global Comparative Study (Forthcoming, University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)
* The 2012 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2013)
* Think Tanks and Social Development Policy: A Global Comparative Study (University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)
*The 2013 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2013
* The 2013 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2013)
*Think Tanks, Policy Advice and the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Emerging Powers (2014)
* Think Tanks, Policy Advice and the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Emerging Powers (2014)
*How Think Tanks Shape Social Development Policies (University of Pennsylvania Press 2014)
* How Think Tanks Shape Social Development Policies (University of Pennsylvania Press 2014)
*The 2014 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2014)
* The 2014 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2014)
*The 2015 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2015)
* The 2015 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2015)
*Think Tanks and SDGs: Catalysts for Analysis, Innovation and Implementation (TTCSP 2015)
* Think Tanks and [[Sustainable Development Goals|SDGs]]: Catalysts for Analysis, Innovation and Implementation (TTCSP 2015)
*The 2016 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2016)
* The 2016 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2016)
*Trends and Transitions in Security Expertise from Deterrence to Climate Change and Back Again (Routledge November 2017)
* Trends and Transitions in Security Expertise from Deterrence to Climate Change and Back Again (Routledge 2017)
*The 2017 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2017)
* The 2017 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2017)
*The 2018 Global Go to Think Tank Index" (University of Pennsylvania 2019)
* The 2018 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2019)
*Think Tanks Foreign Policy the Emerging Powers (Palgrave 2019)
* Think Tanks Foreign Policy the Emerging Powers ([[Palgrave MacMillan]] 2019)
*Think Tanks and Emerging Power Policy Networks (Palgrave 2019)
* Think Tanks and Emerging Power Policy Networks (Palgrave 2019)
*Think Tanks the New Knowledge Brokers and Policy Advisers In Asia (Brookings Press 2019)
* Think Tanks: the New Knowledge Brokers and Policy Advisers In Asia (Brookings Press 2019)
* "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/10/06/for-think-tanks-its-either-innovate-or-die/ For think tanks, it's either innovate or die]" ([[Washington Post]] 2019)


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Latest revision as of 03:08, 10 April 2024

Jim McGann
Personal details
Born1955 (1955)
DiedNovember 29, 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 65–66)
EducationLa Salle University (BA)
Temple University (MA)
University of Pennsylvania (MPA, PhD)
Websitegotothinktank.com

James G. McGann (1955–2021) was an American academic who was a Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Founder and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania[1] and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, both in Philadelphia.[2]

McGann was the author of numerous publications, including the renowned annual Global Go To Think Tank Index which ranks think tanks in all regions of the world.[3] His most recent book was "Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia" published by the Brookings Institution Press.[4][5]

He died on November 29, 2021.[6]

Publications[edit]

  • Competition for Dollars, Scholars, and Influence in the Public Policy Research Industry (University Press of America 1995)
  • The International Survey of Think Tanks (Foreign Policy Research Institute 1999)
  • Think Tanks and Civil Societies: Catalyst for Ideas and Action, co-edited with Kent B. Weaver (Transaction Publishers 2000)
  • Ideas and Influence: Think Tanks, Politics and Public Policy, (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003)
  • Comparative Think Tanks, Politics And Public Policy, (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)
  • Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the U.S.: Academics, Advisors, and Advocates (Routledge 2007)
  • Global Trends and Transitions: 2007 Survey of Think Tanks (Foreign Policy Research Institute 2008)
  • The 2007 Global Go to Think Tanks (Foreign Policy Research Institute 2008); "Think Tank Index" (Foreign Policy Magazine 2009)
  • The 2008 Global Go to Think Tank Index (IRP, University of Pennsylvania 2009)
  • Democratization and Market Reform: Think Tanks As Catalysts (Routledge 2009)
  • Catalysts for Economic Growth and Development: The Role of Think Tanks in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (CIPE 2009)
  • The 2009 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2010)
  • Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance (Global Institutions), (Routledge, 2010)
  • The 2010 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2011)
  • The 2011 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2012)
  • Think Tanks and Global Policy Networks, chapter in edited volume, International Organization and Global governance, (Routledge 2013)
  • The 2012 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2013)
  • Think Tanks and Social Development Policy: A Global Comparative Study (University of Pennsylvania Press 2013)
  • The 2013 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2013)
  • Think Tanks, Policy Advice and the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Emerging Powers (2014)
  • How Think Tanks Shape Social Development Policies (University of Pennsylvania Press 2014)
  • The 2014 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2014)
  • The 2015 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2015)
  • Think Tanks and SDGs: Catalysts for Analysis, Innovation and Implementation (TTCSP 2015)
  • The 2016 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2016)
  • Trends and Transitions in Security Expertise from Deterrence to Climate Change and Back Again (Routledge 2017)
  • The 2017 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2017)
  • The 2018 Global Go to Think Tank Index (University of Pennsylvania 2019)
  • Think Tanks Foreign Policy the Emerging Powers (Palgrave MacMillan 2019)
  • Think Tanks and Emerging Power Policy Networks (Palgrave 2019)
  • Think Tanks: the New Knowledge Brokers and Policy Advisers In Asia (Brookings Press 2019)
  • "For think tanks, it's either innovate or die" (Washington Post 2019)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Lauder Institute Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania". Lauder Institute. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. ^ "James G. McGann – Foreign Policy Research Institute". fpri.org/. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ Chafuen, Alejandro. "Stability In Think Tank Rankings, But Are They An Elitist Bunch?". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  4. ^ "Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia". Brookings. March 26, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  5. ^ Zimmerman, Erin (18 August 2019). "Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia – Book Review". LSE Business Review. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  6. ^ "CASE bids farewell to James G. McGann, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program director". Center for Social and Economic Research News. 1 Dec 2021. Archived from the original on Nov 15, 2022.
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