Do Think Tanks Matter? Third Edition
Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes
3rd Edition
Published on 30. December 2018
561 pages
978-0-7735-5385-9 (ISBN)
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Assessing the evolution and influence of public policy institutes.
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Donald E. Abelson
Do Think Tanks Matter?
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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 Northern Lights: Exploring Canada's Think Tank Landscape.
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 Northern Lights: Exploring Canada's Think Tank Landscape.
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- 1 Surveying the Think Tank Landscape in the United States and Canada
- 2 Thinking about Think Tanks: A Conceptual Framework
- 3 In the Arena: Opportunities, Constraints, and Incentives for Think Tanks in the United States and Canada
- 4 Competing in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Strategies of Think Tanks
- 5 Public Visibility and Policy Relevance: Assessing the Influence of Think Tanks
- 6 On the Road to the White House: Presidential Candidates and the Think Tanks That Advised Them
- 7 Policy Experts or Policy Instruments? Think Tanks and the Debate over Constitutional Reform in Canada
- 8 In the Pipeline: Think Tanks and the Debate over Keystone XL
- 9 Conclusion: The More Things Change . Policy Influence, Policy Relevance, and the Future of Think Tanks in Canada, the United States, and Beyond
- Appendix One: A Profile of Selected American Think Tanks
- Appendix Two: A Profile of Selected Canadian Think Tanks
- Appendix Three: Media Citations for Selected American Think Tanks, 1998-2008
- 2009-16
- Appendix Four: Media Citations for Selected Canadian Think Tanks, 2000-2008
- 2009-16
- Appendix Five: References to Selected American Think Tanks in the US Congress, 1999-2008
- 2009-16
- Appendix Six: References to Selected Think Tanks in Parliamentary Committees, 1999-2008
- 2009-16
- Appendix Seven: Documents Related to Keystone XL Pipeline
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
