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Modern democratic politics are based on two main sources - representativeness of politicians and expertise for the governance of society as a whole. Thinks tanks are among the institutions that support the relationship between representativeness and expertise. In this sense they are situated between the people and the politicians, between the voters and the voted in. On the one hand, they must be sensitive to ideas that could receive broad public support. On the other, they must convey expertise, attempt to rationalise the political choice of society. That is why, to be effective, they should retain their relative autonomy and critical distance.
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