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Donald E. Abelson

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Donald E. Abelson is a professor of political science at The University of Western Ontario, where he has served as director of the Center for American Studies, as chair of the political science department, and as the founding director of the Canada-US Institute.[1][2] Abelson has published a number of books and articles dealing with the influence of think tanks on public policy and foreign policy in the United States and Canada.[3][4] He has been called a "foremost authority on think tanks" in Canada and the United States,[5] and is a regular commentator on the subject for various media outlets.[2]

Publications

  • A Capitol Idea: Think Tanks and US Foreign Policy. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006.
  • Do Think Tanks Matter? Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002.
  • American Think-Tanks and their Role in US Foreign Policy. Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, 1996.
  • With Patrick James and Michael Lusztig. The Myth of the Sacred: The Charter, the Courts, and the politics of the Constitution in Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002.

References

  1. ^ "'Do you believe in miracles? YES!' ... we did during USA hockey team's run to gold medal". Newsday.
  2. ^ a b http://cas.uwo.ca/In_the_News.html
  3. ^ Kathryn Blaze Carlson (6 May 2012). "Fraser Institute: Thinking outside the tank". National Post.
  4. ^ Tevi Troy (15 March 2012). "Think tank politics". Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Policy Expertise in Contemporary Democracies". google.ca.