STEPHEN BROOKS has taught Political Science at universities in Canada and Belgium. He has collaborated with Alain-G. Gagnon on several books and articles that examine the relationship of intellectuals to politics.ALAIN-G. GAGNON has taught Political Science at Queen's University, Carleton University, and McGill. He specializes in the sociology of intellectuals, and social and political movements.

• IntroductionPolicy Communities and the Social Sciences by Stephen BrooksTheoretical IssuesRethinking Corporatism and Comparative Social Science: An Old-New Approach by Fredrick Appel and Alain-G. GagnonPolicy Networks and State Autonomy by Martin J. SmithNew Social Movements and Routes to Representation: Science versus Politics by Susan D. PhillipsIdeas, Institutions, and Innovation: Economic Policy in Canada and Sweden by Neil BradfordThe Role of InstitutesPolicy Research Institutes and Liberalized International Services Exchange by Stephen D. McDowellBalancing Relevance and Integrity: Social Scientists and Canada's Asia-Pacific Policy Community by Evert A. LindquistFoundations, Social Scientists, and Eastern Europe by Joan Roelofs and Erkki BerndtsonFrom Radio Research to Communications Intelligence: Rockefeller Philanthropy, Communications Specialists and the American Policy Community by William Buxton