The construction of new types of think tanks with Chinese characteristics is moving from specialization and scientification to forming a discipline. This book proposes a new discipline of think tank science and engineering, and it introduces the emergence and development of the discipline and items such as the connotation of its concepts, theoretical paradigm, and logical framework. The book proposes the discipline structure and five problem domains of think tank science and engineering as follows: the connotation of the concepts, theoretical paradigm and knowledge logic of the discipline is expounded in the basic problem domain; The law problem domain studies the key problems and knowledge evolution of the discipline; The governance problem domain focuses on the analysis of governance strategies in the fields of economy, society, and science and technology. The methodology and platform domain introduces the data, methodology, models and technical systems in the practice of the discipline. The knowledge dissemination domain depicts the construction of think tank community, communication and exchange of think tanks, and talent cultivation for think tanks.

Explore the academic base of think tanks; build the foundation of think tank science. The purpose of this book is to systematically expound the discipline structure of think tank science and engineering, form a knowledge carrier for the talent cultivation of think tanks, and consolidate the theoretical cornerstone for constructing think tanks and making it last long. This book can provide an important reference for relevant personnel in engaged in decision-making consulting, strategic research, policy research, think tank theory and method research (in government departments, scientific research institutions, colleges and universities, enterprises, etc.) and readers who are interested in think tanks.