Ուղեղային կենտրոնները քաղաքական գործընթացում. «հինգերորդ իշխանություն»

In the current political processes and in intellectual provision of global, regional and state politics the role of special research bodies – so-called “think tanks”, is gradually increasing. In general, establishment and development of think tanks in different countries is conditioned by joining intellectual potential of the country in solving social, economic and political issues also acknowledging the importance of using this potential in the process of decision making and aspiration of influencing the formation of the public opinion from the point of view of relevant structures. As hotspots providing cooperation among academic/expert societies and the government, think tanks deal with research, carry out expertise of decisions and projects, normative acts and programs that are adopted by the government or other bodies, perform advisory roles, etc.