Northern Lights
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Northern Lights

Exploring Canada’s Think Tank Landscape

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eBook - ePub

Northern Lights

Exploring Canada’s Think Tank Landscape

About this book

Think tanks are often thought of as a uniquely US phenomenon. Although the largest concentration of think tanks is in the United States, they can be found in virtually every country. Often overlooked, Canada’s think tanks represent a highly diverse and eclectic group of public policy organizations such as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the C.D. Howe Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Mowat Centre among others.

In Northern Lights, Donald Abelson explores the rise of think tanks in Canada and addresses many of the most commonly asked questions about how, and under what circumstances, they are able to affect public opinion and public policy. He identifies the ways in which Canadian think tanks often prioritize political advocacy over policy research, and seeks to explain why these organizations are well-suited and equipped to shape the discourse around key policy issues.

The first comprehensive examination of think tanks in Canada, Northern Lights is both a primer for those looking to understand the role and function of think tanks in the policy-making process and a guide to the leading policy institutes in the country.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Tables and Figures
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Acronyms
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 What Is (and Is Not) a Think Tank?
  9. 2 Are All Think Tanks Alike?
  10. 3 How Has the Role of Think Tanks Changed?
  11. 4 What Do Think Tanks Do, and How Do They Do It?
  12. 5 With Whom Do Think Tanks Communicate?
  13. 6 In What Ways Are Canadian and American Think Tanks Similar? How Are They Different?
  14. 7 How Do Think Tanks Evaluate Their Impact, and Why Should We Be Skeptical?
  15. 8 Conclusion:Looking Back and Thinking Ahead: The Future of Canadian Think Tanks
  16. 9 Profiles of Canadian Think Tanks
  17. APPENDICES
  18. APPENDIX ONE References to Selected Canadian Think Tanks in the National Media, 2000–2015
  19. APPENDIX TWO Appearances by Selected Canadian Think Tanks before Parliamentary Committees, 1999–2015
  20. APPENDIX THREE References to Selected Canadian Think Tanks in Parliament, 1994–2015
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index