国际智库发展趋势特点与我国新型智库建设

Purpose/significance] With the initiation of the new type think tank construction, which needs the combination of Chinas specific situation with experience abroad, think tanks will play a more and more important role in government policy making in our country. [Method/process] The development of think tanks from abroad and their characteristics are analyzed by the case study and scientometrics methods, based on which suggestions for the new think tank construction with Chinese characteristics are proposed. [Result/conclusion] With the increasing number of think tanks as well as the dependence of governments policy-making on them, think tanks will be the public opinion leaders with the increasing social impact and their competition for the international discourse right. The characteristics of the international think tanks include clear positioning with policy pragmatism, the declaration of independence and objectiveness, the organization management based on the council, unique workforce organizations and their mobilization, the value view of high-quality output and impact, the policy innovation research based on data and information methodology, social impact oriented publicity and marketing as well as the internationalized network of think tanks. Suggestions for constructions of new think tanks with Chinese characteristics are put forward, including the improvement of institution arrangement, the establishment of the communication mechanism, the construction of think tank workforce as well as the modern governance mechanism, etc.