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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2184-2078</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Political Observer - Revista Portuguesa de Ciência Política]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[PO-RPCP]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-2078</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[OBSERVATÓRIO POLÍTICO ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-20782020000200105</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.33167/2184-2078.rpcp2020.14/pp.105-124</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Acting as Policy Entrepreneurs During COVID-19: The Case of Serbian Think Tanks]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Djordjevic]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Irena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Aveiro Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<fpage>105</fpage>
<lpage>124</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-20782020000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-20782020000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-20782020000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The starting point of this paper is John Kingdon&#8217;s (1984) Multiple Streams approach used to analyze whether think tanks can be acknowledged as policy entrepreneurs during COVID-19 crisis. For such purpose, the case of Serbian think tanks is examined, analyzing problems they raised, policy alternatives they proposed along with strategies they applied. Moreover, by comparing issues brought by think tanks and Governmental policy, it is assessed to what extent think tanks proposals match with the ones the Government introduced. The findings show that the selected think tanks applied diverse strategies in addressing problems, which were in majority cases accompanied with specific proposals on how to resolve them. In addition to focusing on issues that are in line with their area of work and referring to their pet proposal, think tanks as well raised some new problems, which were not on their agenda before. Finally, more than half of the problems addressed in the Government program were also recognized as important by think tanks. Therefore, it may be concluded that think tanks played the role of policy entrepreneurs during COVID-19 crisis, but in order to assess whether they were the ones that brought such ideas to policy makers, further analysis is required.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O ponto inicial deste trabalho é a abordagem de fluxos múltiplos de John Kingdon (1984) usada para analisar se os think tanks podem ser reconhecidos como empreendedores políticos durante a crise do COVID-19. Para tal proposta, vai-se examinar o caso dos think tanks sérvios, analisando os problemas que levantaram, as alternativas de política que propuseram e as estratégias que aplicaram. Além disso, ao comparar os problemas trazidos pelos think tanks e a política governamental, avalia-se em que medida as propostas dos think tanks correspondem às que o Governo introduziu. Os resultados mostram que os think tanks selecionados aplicaram diversas estratégias na abordagem dos problemas, que na maioria dos casos foram acompanhadas de propostas específicas sobre como resolvê-los. Além de focar em questões que estão de acordo com sua área de trabalho e fazer referência à sua proposta preferida, também os think tanks levantaram alguns problemas novos, que não estavam na sua agenda antes. Finalmente, mais de metade dos problemas abordados no programa de Governo também foram reconhecidos como importantes pelos think tanks. Portanto, pode-se concluir que os think tanks desempenharam o papel de empreendedores políticos durante a crise do COVID-19, mas para avaliar se foram eles que trouxeram essas ideias aos decisores políticos, é necessária uma análise mais aprofundada.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Modelo de Múltiplos Fluxos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Empreendedores políticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Sérvia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Think tanks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Multiple Streams Framework]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Policy entrepreneurs]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Serbia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Think tanks]]></kwd>
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