Who are the Experts? (with Vera Axyonova)

About this episode

Adam Quinn interviews Vera Axyonova about the role and adaptation of think tanks in various political environments around the world.

Host Adam Quinn sits down with the Experts expert Vera Axyonova to discuss think tanks in different conditions across the world. Not the sole preserve of liberal democracies, this episode delves into how some think tanks adapt under difficult, often dangerous circumstances where being an independent expert can put one at odds with those in power. We discuss it all here. Produced by Conor McKenna in association with the University of Birmingham. You can follow us on Twitter.com/PolWorldView and stay up to date And Like our facebook.com/polworldview Adam Quinn - facebook.com/adamquinn161 Copyright 2026 Music: "Go Cart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

People in this episode

Host: Adam Quinn

Guest: Vera Axyonova

Topics covered

• think tanks
• independent experts
• political conditions
• liberal democracies
• global politics

Keywords

• think tanks
• independent expert
• liberal democracies
• dangerous circumstances
• political power

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Go Cart

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