Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change : : A Comparative Analysis / / ed. by Gregory J. Inwood, Carolyn M. Johns.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Abele, Frances,; Bradford, Neil,; Grace, Joan,; Inwood, Gregory J.,; Johns, Carolyn M.,; O'Reilly, Patricia L.,; Orsini, Michael,; Russell, Peter H.,; Scala, Francesca,; Sossin, Lorne,
• HerausgeberIn: Inwood, Gregory J.,; Johns, Carolyn M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.) :; 1 figure

Commissions of inquiry are a vital and ubiquitous part of the Canadian policy landscape. Established to answer the tough questions, they have been charged with examining almost every aspect of public life.This collection brings together leading Canadian scholars working in political science, public policy, and law to explore fundamental questions about the relationship between commissions of inquiry and public policy for the first time: What role do commissions play in policy change? Would policy change have happened without them? Why do some commissions result in policy changes while others do not?In search of answers, Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change analyses ten landmark inquiries ranging across a variety of political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and legal issues. Filling a significant gap in the literature, this volume will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of Canadian political science, public policy, law, and history, as well as a broader audience of readers interested in commissions of inquiry and their role in Canadian policymaking.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Tables, Figures, and Chapter Appendices -- 1 Why Study Commissions of Inquiry? -- 2 Theories of Policy Change and a Four-Part Theoretical Framework for Comparative Analysis -- 3 Structuring Canada's National Policy Debate: The Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects -- 4 Politics and Promise: A Feminist-Institutionalist Analysis of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women -- 5 The Lasting Impact of the Berger Inquiry into the Construction of a Pipeline in the Mackenzie Valley -- 6 Of Leaps of Faith and Policy Change: The Macdonald Royal Commission -- 7 The Framing of Scientific Governance in Canada: Policy Change and the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies -- 8 The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: An Exercise in Policy Education -- 9 Manufacturing Civil Society? How the Krever Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada Shaped Collective Action and Policy Change -- 10 The Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada: Laying the Groundwork or a Missed Opportunity for Policy Change? -- 11 The Walkerton Inquiry and Policy Change -- 12 The Goudge Inquiry: Anatomy of Success for an Inquiry to Change Policy? -- 13 Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change: A Comparative Analysis -- References -- Contributors -- Backmatter