Northern Lights
Exploring Canada's Think Tank Landscape
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2016
391 pages
978-0-7735-9972-7 (ISBN)
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An exploration of the rise of think tanks in Canada and the position they occupy in the country's political landscape.
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09/2016
McGill-Queen's University Press
€154.75
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Abelson Donald E.:
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.Donald E. Abelson is professor and chair of political science at the University of Western Ontario and the author of A Capitol Idea: Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy and Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes.
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.Donald E. Abelson is professor and chair of political science at the University of Western Ontario and the author of A Capitol Idea: Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy and Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes.
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- 1 What Is (and Is Not) a Think Tank?
- 2 Are All Think Tanks Alike?
- 3 How Has the Role of Think Tanks Changed?
- 4 What Do Think Tanks Do, and How Do They Do It?
- 5 With Whom Do Think Tanks Communicate?
- 6 In What Ways Are Canadian and American Think Tanks Similar? How Are They Different?
- 7 How Do Think Tanks Evaluate Their Impact, and Why Should We Be Skeptical?
- 8 Conclusion: Looking Back and Thinking Ahead: The Future of Canadian Think Tanks
- 9 Profiles of Canadian Think Tanks
- Appendices
- Appendix One References to Selected Canadian Think Tanks in the National Media, 2000-2015
- Appendix Two Appearances by Selected Canadian Think Tanks before Parliamentary Committees, 1999-2015
- Appendix Three References to Selected Canadian Think Tanks in Parliament, 1994-2015
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
