The Evolution Of The Research Methods On Think Tanks In The United States After World War ?

Think tank as a traditional and new state power and social phenomenon in the global think tanks.The American think tanks is not only the origin of the earliest,the largest number,and the influence of the policy is the largest and represents the highest level in the world think tanks.This is in line with its special political,economic,cultural environment and its own mature commercial operation mechanism is inevitable.After decades of development,American scholars gradually formed a set of historical research methods,empirical research methods,comparative research methods and research method on the basis of the theoretical system.The formation of the United States` think tanks research theory,on the one hand depends on its background and specific environment dependence;on the other hands push depends on like James Macgan,Diana Stone,Andrew Rich,Donald E Abelson,David Rich and other scholars and think tanks designed.The rise of combing the development process of American think tanks and related research,research methods to further explore the formation of the United States at different times.From the angle of theory and history of multi latitudes,namely "think tanks study" perspective to study the evolution of intelligence research in academia,in theory perspective China think tank research scholars,to explore a new method of China academic research think tanks.Through the study of the theory and methodology of the American think tank,it will bring enlightenment and reference to the development and construction of the Chinese think tank.Indeed,China think tank research academia is not possible,there is no need to copy the think tank research methods scholars of the United States;however,can get inspiration from,find a new method of Chinese academic research and theory construction of the think tank.