| 词条 | Parkland Institute |
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| name = The Parkland Institute | motto = Research and Education for the Common Good | formation = 1996 | type = Public policy think tank | location = Edmonton, Alberta | website = www.parklandinstitute.ca }} The Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research institute (or think tank) situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.[1] The Institute studies economic, social, cultural, and political issues using the intellectual approach of Canadian political economy.[2] The Institute was founded in the fall of 1996[1] and first came to public attention in February 1997 when it co-published with the University of Alberta Press the book Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 Years of One-Party Government by researcher Kevin Taft.[3] Then-Alberta premier Ralph Klein accused Taft of promoting "communism"[4] and the book quickly became a best-seller.[5][6] In addition to publishing and disseminating the findings of research,[7] the Parkland Institute has since 1997 hosted an annual conference each November at the University of Alberta.[8] HistoryThe Parkland Institute was founded in 1996 by Gordon Laxer, a political economist in the University of Alberta's sociology department, who became the Institute's first director.[1][9] The Institute's first publication, Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 Years of One-Party Government by researcher Kevin Taft became a best-seller[5][6] after then-premier Ralph Klein criticized the report and accused Taft of being a communist.[4] In November 1997 the Institute held its first annual conference, "Globalization, Corporatism & Democracy: Alberta and Canada," which featured a keynote presentation by John Ralston Saul.[10] In March 1999 Ralph Klein again attacked the Institute, sending a letter of complaint about a conference presentation by economist Armine Yalnizyan to then University of Alberta President Rod Fraser, in which he accused the Institute of being "factually challenged" and "one-sided and ideologically biased."[11] Bill Moore-Kilgannon was the Institute's Executive Director for the first four years,[12] and was replaced by current Executive Director Ricardo Acuña in May 2002.[13] In January 2012, Gordon Laxer stepped down as Director, and was replaced by University of Lethbridge sociologist Trevor Harrison.[14] Research and PublicationsThe Institute "studies economic, social, cultural and political issues using the perspective of Canadian political economy,"[15] and focuses its research in the areas of taxation and finance in Alberta, energy policy, poverty and social inequality, democracy and governance, labour markers, education, and health care.[7] All of the Institute's research is peer reviewed prior to publication.[16] The most common research formats for the Parkland Institute are reports and fact sheets; the Institute has published over 80 since 1999.[7] The Institute also published or co-published six books between 1999 and 2006.[17] Two of the Institute's books, Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 Years of One-Party Government and Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of For-Profit Medicine were best-sellers.[5][6][18] The Institute published a regular newsletter, The Parkland Post, but suspended publication in fall 2013.[19] Annual ConferenceStarting in 1997, the Institute has held its annual fall conference each November on the University of Alberta campus.[20] Past conference keynote speakers have included John Ralston Saul, Vandana Shiva, Helen Caldicott, Michael Parenti, Linda McQuaig, Maude Barlow, Margaret Atwood, Ronald Wright, Chris Hedges, and Guy Standing.[20] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Kristine|first1=Owram|title=The Parkland Institute: Alberta's Unofficial Opposition|url=https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-parkland-institute-albertas-unofficial-opposition|website=Canadian Dimension|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=About the Parkland Institute|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/about/|website=Parkland Institute|publisher=Parkland Institute|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Goyette|first1=Linda|title=Klein's obsession with debt put to shame|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Infomart, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.|date=Feb 1, 1997|page=H1}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Author a communist, Klein says|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Infomart, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.|date=Feb 1, 1997|page=A7}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite journal|last1=Mandel|first1=Charles|title=University of Alberta scores big with Klein critique|journal=Quill & Quire|date=Apr 1997|volume=63|issue=4|page=12|issn=0033-6491}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Rusnell|first1=Charles|title=Taft's tale is a bookstore bestseller|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Informart, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.|date=Feb 8, 1997|page=A12}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Parkland Institute Research: Reports|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/research/|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Parkland Institute Conference Recordings|url=http://digiport.athabascau.ca/parkland/index.php|website=Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library|publisher=Athabasca University|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 9. ^{{cite journal|title=Not "leftists," just folks: sociologist Gordon Laxer founds a new anti-right think-tank|journal=Alberta Report|date=Feb 10, 1997|volume=24|issue=9|page=11|publisher=United Western Communications|issn=0225-0519}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Parkland Institute Conference Recordings 1997|url=http://digiport.athabascau.ca/parkland/presentations/1997.php|website=Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library|publisher=Athabasca University|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|last1=McMaster|first1=Geoff|title=President defends Parkland Institute|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/~publicas/folio/36/13/01.html|publisher=Folio|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Parkland Institute turns 10|url=http://www.vueweekly.com/parkland_institute_turns_10/|website=Vue Weekly|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Ricardo Acuna|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/people/profile/acuna_ricardo|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 14. ^{{cite web|last1=Laxer|first1=Gordon|title=Farewell to Parkland Institute speech|url=http://www.gordonlaxer.com/#!farewell-speech/cn87|accessdate=12 May 2015}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=About the Parkland Institute|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/about/|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=26 May 2015}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Self-Study Report December 2008|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/assets/pages/SelfStudy_rev_Nov09.pdf|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=27 May 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=Parkland Institute Research: Books|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/research/books|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=26 May 2015}} 18. ^{{cite news|title=Best-Sellers / The Charts|work=Edmonton Journal|date=Mar 19, 2000|page=E14}} 19. ^{{cite web|title=The Post|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/post|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=27 May 2015}} 20. ^1 {{cite web|title=Conference Archive|url=http://parklandinstitute.ca/conferencearchive/|website=Parkland Institute|accessdate=25 May 2015}} External links
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