Research Paper Number

32/2008

Revisiting the Democratic Deficit: The Urgent Case for Political Party Think Tanks

Authors

Irvin Studin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Keywords

Cabinet; Canada; democratic deficit; executive branch of government; federal politics; think tank

Abstract

In this article, Irvin Studin, of Osgoode Hall Law School and formerly of the Privy Council Office, argues that Canada's true democratic deficit lies in the incumbency and division of labour advantages of an increasingly complex federal bureaucracy over an 'unarmed' elected executive. He proposes that state-funded political party think tanks be created to remedy the problem.

Recommended Citation

Studin, Irvin, "Revisiting the Democratic Deficit: The Urgent Case for Political Party Think Tanks" (2008). Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy. Research Paper No. 32/2008.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/clpe/203