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Recommendation 7: Protest signaled the declining importance of elections in democratic politics. Think tanks should be aware of this development which is grounded on wide spread public attitudes that elections change people, but not policy. In such a context, think tanks, as far as they have influence on policy making, may be seen as illegitimate sponsors of ideas behind the back of the people. This is a serious challenge to the legitimacy of think tanks, which should be addressed by them responsibly. This means that they need to operate under enhanced transparency conditions.
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