Inside the War Room: Strategies for Effective Policy Briefs from American Think Tanks

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dc.contributor.advisorHinojosa, Victor
dc.contributor.authorVelasquez, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.departmentProfessional Writing.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolshonors collegeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-01T12:40:48Z
dc.date.available2020-06-01T12:40:48Z
dc.date.copyright2020-05-01
dc.date.issued2020-06-01
dc.description.abstractThis thesis will attempt to demonstrate what constitutes an effective policy brief. First, I will look at historical attempts to measure influence, using those as a guide to define an ‘effective’ policy brief. Next, this thesis will apply that definition to several briefs, separating the successful from the unsuccessful. From there, a rhetorical analysis of the briefs was performed, looking specifically for common strategies and forms that appear to have a direct effect on any given brief’s level of effectiveness. Think tanks hope that their policy briefs would sway policy makers toward a decision that best served the purposes of the authoring institution. Whether or not these institutions are, or even ever were successful at this goal is debatable at best. As a result, this thesis will attempt to qualify the relationship between think tanks and policy makers, especially through the use of policy briefs.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/10948
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectThink Tanksen_US
dc.subjectRhetoricen_US
dc.subjectPolicy Briefsen_US
dc.titleInside the War Room: Strategies for Effective Policy Briefs from American Think Tanksen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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