THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN SHAPING SME BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN CROATIA - THE CASE OF CEPOR

Think tank organisations (policy centres) are modern organisations focused on policy research of all the aspects of society, whose role in the processes of political decision-making in developed countries is almost irreplaceable. Despite their significant role in decision-making processes in develop...

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Published inChallenges of Europe : International Conference Proceedings p. 243
Main Authors Delic, Anamarija, Singer, Slavica, Alpeza, Mirela
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Split Sveuciliste u Splitu 01.01.2011
Subjects
Advocacy
Decision making
Funding
Industrialized nations
Interdisciplinary aspects
Interest groups
National security
Policy making
Political parties
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
State budgets
Studies
Think tanks
World War II
Croatia
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Summary:Think tank organisations (policy centres) are modern organisations focused on policy research of all the aspects of society, whose role in the processes of political decision-making in developed countries is almost irreplaceable. Despite their significant role in decision-making processes in developed countries, it is still difficult for political decision-makers in countries in transition to accept their recommendations and research results. There are several reasons for this situation - there is no history of independent policy research in Croatia (because academic and research community mainly deals with fundamental and applicative research and only in rare cases builds upon that with policy recommendation) and the political decision-making process in Croatia itself is closed. Model of political decision-making process of the open type inaugurates think tank organisations as mediators who, for the needs of the academic community, public opinion and state administration, are producing research that aims to influence making of decisions of general (public) interest. This paper presents the case of CEPOR, think tank organisation that was established by institutions from academic and research sector and support institutions for SME development with the purpose of conducting policy research, education and influence on public discussion and decision-making process in the area of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship. CEPOR is building its strategy of positioning in decision-making processes through strengthening its institutional capacity, developing policy dialogue with key stakeholders and exchanging best practices with regional think tank organisations. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1847-4497