The Political Influence of Ideas - Policy Communities and the Social Sciences

List of contents

Introduction
Policy Communities and the Social Sciences by Stephen Brooks
Theoretical Issues
Rethinking Corporatism and Comparative Social Science: An Old-New Approach by Fredrick Appel and Alain-G. Gagnon
Policy Networks and State Autonomy by Martin J. Smith
New Social Movements and Routes to Representation: Science versus Politics by Susan D. Phillips
Ideas, Institutions, and Innovation: Economic Policy in Canada and Sweden by Neil Bradford
The Role of Institutes
Policy Research Institutes and Liberalized International Services Exchange by Stephen D. McDowell
Balancing Relevance and Integrity: Social Scientists and Canada's Asia-Pacific Policy Community by Evert A. Lindquist
Foundations, Social Scientists, and Eastern Europe by Joan Roelofs and Erkki Berndtson
From Radio Research to Communications Intelligence: Rockefeller Philanthropy, Communications Specialists and the American Policy Community by William Buxton

About the author

STEPHEN BROOKS is Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor and Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. His most recent books include America Through Foreign Eyes: Classic Interpreters of American Political Life and Canadian Democracy, 3rd Edition.ALAIN G. GAGNON is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Brooks, Alain G. Gagnon
• Assisted by: Stephen Brooks (Editor), Alain-G Gagnon (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.1994
• EAN: 9780275943332
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94333-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 595 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Politics, Law, and Government