Introduction to the Special Issue-Between Power and Knowledge: Think Tanks in Transition in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Institute of International Relations

In this issue, there are four articles. Three articles deal with the Institute of International Relations (IIR) from different perspectives ranging from institutional origin, relations with the state in the context of power vs. knowledge, and the transition to a new environment. The fourth article, focusing on the Korea Institute for National Unification, examines think tank development in South Korea. The rationale for this arrangement is simple: IIR, the publisher of this journal, celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in April 2013.