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Dynamics-of-Transformative-Ideas-in-Contemporary-Public-Discourse-2002-2003

This-project-sought-to-address-the-changing-role-of-ideas-and-intellectuals-in-the-public-discourses-of-contemporary-knowledge-societies-To-this-end-the-ethos-and-development-of-two-ideas-institutions-were-investigated-the-think-tank-Demos-and-the-LSE-The-project-sought-to-reconceptualise-the-general-dynamics-of-societal-ideas-and-the-role-of-contemporary-intellectuals-by-suggesting-that-ideas-are-increasingly-vehicular-in-character-that-is-flexible-mobile-pragmatic-inclusive-and-geared-towards-producing-an-image-of-their-intellectual-mediators-as-agenda-setting-agents-in-an-increasingly-media-orientated-public-sphere-Together-with-the-projects-analysis-of-two-prominent-vehicular-ideas-Third-Way-and-knowledge-society-the-case-studies-suggest-that-this-perspective-is-at-least-fruitful-and-challenging-in-understanding-contemporary-forms-of-ideas-work-Another-research-task-was-to-assess-whether-think-tanks-and-universities-are-converging-in-style-and-practice-and-some-evidence-for-this-was-found-However-the-influence-runs-in-both-directions-with-think-tanks-like-Demos-incorporating-several-typically-academic-norms-The-study-produced-33-interview-transcripts-18-research-diaries-14-working-papers-13-possible-publications-and-a-journal-special-issue-Two-successful-public-meetings-were-held-with-the-hosts-at-the-LSE-and-Demos

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