Atlas decentralized to regional sub-networks to solve local adaptation

Evidence

After 2000, with an increasingly dense network, Atlas restructured its international operations to create regional sub-networks. Regional networks were an attempt to deal with the difficult question of local inscription. They proved effective in facilitating collaboration, fostering synergies among local institutes, and “hooking” new contacts to the cause. … In the late 2000s, a few successful think tanks were upgraded as Atlas “satellites” to act as regional gatekeepers and relays. The idea was to push some of Atlas’s discovery, organizing, and training operations downstream. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 581

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Relates to ‘Grafting & Growth’ in that the ‘hook’ and ‘satellite’ framing is infrastructural thinking — regional nodes as relay infrastructure for idea dissemination.
• XREF: connects to: The Atlas network co-produces and co-diffuses free market content across borders — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 597; Atlas incubated think tanks by identifying and financing local individuals — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 572; Atlas systematically recruited and trained global think tank entrepreneurs — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 566

Broader Connections

• Atlas incubated think tanks by identifying and financing local individuals #qualifies (0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 572
• Atlas systematically recruited and trained global think tank entrepreneurs #expands (0.70) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 566