Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks

This article looks at China studies produced in Pakistani think tanks, and then it explores nexuses between knowledge and policy. Think tanks are considered as ‘knowledge reservoirs’. Their knowledge is taken as input and feedback on important policy issues. Their close relationship with policy inst...

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Main Authors:	Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali, Ngeow, Chow Bing, Rogers, Roy Anthony
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Language:	English
Published:	Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/1/33466-104325-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-142512020-02-14T23:35:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/ Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Ngeow, Chow Bing Rogers, Roy Anthony This article looks at China studies produced in Pakistani think tanks, and then it explores nexuses between knowledge and policy. Think tanks are considered as ‘knowledge reservoirs’. Their knowledge is taken as input and feedback on important policy issues. Their close relationship with policy institutions, in terms of, their contributions, feedback, inputs, and ideas help shape policies. In Pakistan, think tanks have played a pivotal role in generating ideas, discourses and public opinion in society. Interestingly, these domestic images on China and Pakistan-China relations in Pakistani think tanks show how historical knowledge could contribute to shaping Pakistan’s China policy. The study argues that the previous studies on China and Pakistan-China relations have been dictated by power politics factors in which India and US have loomed large. In this article, a Constructivist perspective of International Relations is chosen to understand, how ideas, discourses, studies, and knowledge could shape Pakistan’s policy towards China. Adopting the qualitative approach, this research collected data through primary and secondary sources. It conducted interviews from the senior think tank analysts in Pakistan. This study revealed that indigenous knowledge produced in Pakistani think tanks, in particular, China Studies, have positively contributed to shaping Pakistan’s China policy. Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/1/33466-104325-1-SM.pdf Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali and Ngeow, Chow Bing and Rogers, Roy Anthony (2019) Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 46 (1). pp. 196-224. ISSN 2180-0251 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/1201
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description	This article looks at China studies produced in Pakistani think tanks, and then it explores nexuses between knowledge and policy. Think tanks are considered as ‘knowledge reservoirs’. Their knowledge is taken as input and feedback on important policy issues. Their close relationship with policy institutions, in terms of, their contributions, feedback, inputs, and ideas help shape policies. In Pakistan, think tanks have played a pivotal role in generating ideas, discourses and public opinion in society. Interestingly, these domestic images on China and Pakistan-China relations in Pakistani think tanks show how historical knowledge could contribute to shaping Pakistan’s China policy. The study argues that the previous studies on China and Pakistan-China relations have been dictated by power politics factors in which India and US have loomed large. In this article, a Constructivist perspective of International Relations is chosen to understand, how ideas, discourses, studies, and knowledge could shape Pakistan’s policy towards China. Adopting the qualitative approach, this research collected data through primary and secondary sources. It conducted interviews from the senior think tank analysts in Pakistan. This study revealed that indigenous knowledge produced in Pakistani think tanks, in particular, China Studies, have positively contributed to shaping Pakistan’s China policy.
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author	Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Ngeow, Chow Bing Rogers, Roy Anthony
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author_facet	Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Ngeow, Chow Bing Rogers, Roy Anthony
author_sort	Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali
title	Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks
title_short	Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks
title_full	Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks
title_fullStr	Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks
title_full_unstemmed	Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks
title_sort	nexuses between knowledge and policy: china studies in pakistani think tanks
publisher	Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14251/1/33466-104325-1-SM.pdf
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Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks

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