This book is a record of the 3rd Global ThinkNet Conference, convened in Paris on May 18–19, 1999. Sessions 1 and 2 of the conference consisted of presentations by members of two groups under a JCIE policy research project on Governance and Civil Society. These research projects are the International Comparative Study on Governance and Civil Society and Transnational Civil Society and Global Governance. Session 3 examined the work of leading think tanks in the United States, Japan, Germany, and France in an attempt to redefine the role of policy research institutions and identify a research agenda for the new era of globalization. Session 4 considered concrete ways in which think tanks can better cooperate internationally.