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Transnational think-tanks: foot soldiers in the battlefield of ideas? Examining the role of the in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–01

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Peace-building situations can be described as battlefields of ideas where key international policy makers engage in internal battles for control over intervention policy. Knowledge production, based on timely information and analysis, is seen as crucial to winning these battles of ideas. By providing detailed information, analysis and recommendations, the International Crisis Group (icg) has assumed an important role in this process. Yet we know little about the specific role the icg plays in battles for intervention policy. This article investigates icg analyses and recommendations and the way they fit into the specific internal debates within the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 2000–01. By looking at the work of the icg in BiH around the elections in 2000, the article demonstrates that it often acted as a legitimising agent of US positions and policy in the country.

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  • Roland Kostić, 2014. "Transnational think-tanks: foot soldiers in the battlefield of ideas? Examining the role of the in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–01," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 634-651, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:35:y:2014:i:4:p:634-651
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2014.924065
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