Nelson Wiseman

The Public intellectual in Canada (eBook, PDF)

Public intellectual in Canada

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Produktbeschreibung

Broad in scope and stylistically diverse, these essays offer a fascinating overview of the links between thought, public exposition, and action in the fields of politics, science, and culture.

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Nelson Wiseman is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. A columnist for The Hill Times, he is also the author of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In Search of Canadian Political Culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442662162
• Artikelnr.: 48945401

Autorenporträt

Edited by Nelson Wiseman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Nelson Wiseman (University of Toronto)
Part I:   What Are Public Intellectuals For?
1. The Public Intellectual and the Democratic Conversation - Janice
Gross Stein (University of Toronto)
2. The Public Intellectual and Politics: Why Choices Matter - Hugh Segal
(Chair of the Special Senate Committee on Anti-Terrorism)
3. 3. Public Thought and the Crisis of Underpopulation - Doug Saunders (
Globe and Mail’s European Bureau Chief)
4. What Are Intellectuals For? A Modest Proposal in Dialogue Form -
Mark  Kingwell (University of Toronto)
Part II: Who Are They?
1. Public Intellectuals in Twentieth-Century Canada - Nelson Wiseman
2. Le Devoir, Forum for the Exchange of Ideas - Gregory Baum (University of
Toronto, McGill University)
3. Quebec Public Intellectuals in Times of Crisis - Alain-G. Gagnon
(Université du Québec à Montréal)
4. Navigating Gendered Spaces:  Women as Public Intellectuals - Sylvia
Bashevkin (University of Toronto)
Part III: On the Front Lines
5. A Political Scientist in Public Affairs - Tom Flanagan (University of
Calgary)
6. Personal Success vs. Public Failure: The Muting of Canada's Academic
Intellectuals - Stephen Clarkson (University of Toronto)
7. Polling for Democracy - Michael Adams (Marketing Research and Intelligence
Association)
8. A People’s Intellectual - Maude Barlow (Council of Canadians, Blue Planet
Project)
9. Canadian Economists as Public Intellectuals - Pierre Fortin (Royal Society
of Canada, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research)
10. The Unbalanced Discussion of Aboriginal Policy - John Richards (Simon
Fraser University)
11. “Brave New Ethicists”: A Cautionary Tale - Margaret Somerville (McGill
Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law)
Conclusion - Nelson Wiseman (University of Toronto)
Contributors