Book
Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy
Edited with Donald E. Abelson
Book
Think Tanks in the US and EU
The Role of Policy Institutes in Washington and Brussels
Translated Book
Also translated and published in Simplified Chinese by Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press (SASSP)
Media Commentary
OnThinkTanks, August 22, 2017 “Thinking about Trump: American think tanks and their new political reality”
(also available in Spanish as “Reflexiones sobre la elección de Trump: los think tanks americanos y su nueva realidad política”)
Edmonton Journal, March 14, 2017 “Opinion: Why jobs go unfilled when unemployment is high” (with Janet Lane)
Canada West Foundation, March 9, 2017 “TPP11 Power Rankings: The players, and the possibilities, in a reborn TPP” (with Carlo Dade and Deborah Elms)
CBC News Opinion, February 28, 2017 “There are nearly 44K unfilled jobs in Alberta. So what’s going on?” (with Janet Lane)
Policy Options, January 13, 2017 “Reports of political science’s death have been greatly exaggerated”
Public Sector Digest, December 2016. “Immigration and Cities: How Federal and Provincial Strategies Need To Be Realigned”
The Globe and Mail, December 20, 2016 “How to get Alberta’s oil and gas workers back on the job in 2017” (with Janet Lane)
The Globe and Mail, October 26, 2016 “CETA’s troubles come with a silver lining for Canada” (with Carlo Dade)
Toronto Star, October 20, 2016 “Canada’s wrong strategy in negotiating with EU”
Edmonton Journal, October 3, 2016 “Opinion: Provinces can help protect temporary foreign workers” (with Rob Vineberg)
Academic Writing
Rastrick, Christopher J. and Donald E. Abelson. (2022). “Think Tanks and Transatlantic Relations: An Overview”. In Transatlantic Relations: Challenge and Resilience, edited by Donald E. Abelson and Stephen Brooks, 228-248. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2021). “Supranational think tanks and the research agenda ahead.” In Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy, edited by Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick, 311-321. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2021). “Atlantic Draft: A Baseline Model for American and Supranational Think Tanks.” In Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy, edited by Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick, 278-292. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rastrick, Christopher J. and Donald E. Abelson. (2021). “Introduction to the Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy.” In Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy, edited by Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick, xviii-1. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rastrick, Christopher J. and Donald E. Abelson, eds. (2021). Handbook on ThinkTanks in Public Policy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2018). Think Tanks in the US and EU: The Role of Policy Institutes in Washington and Brussels. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2016). Atlantic Drift: Supranational and American Think-Tanks in Comparison. PhD Dissertation, The University of Western Ontario, 2016.
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2016). “Review of: Societal Actors in European Integration: Polity-Building and Policy-Making 1958-1992,” ed. W. Kaiser and J. Meyer.” Journal of Common Market Studies 54(1): 208-209. LINK
Rastrick, Christopher J. (2015). “Czech-Mate: How a “Conflation Trap” Nearly Nullified the Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement.” International Relations and Diplomacy 3(11): 760-772. LINK
Selected Presentations and Other Media
2018: Interview: “Canadian think tanks are on an innovative golden goose chase.” OnThinkTanks Interview Series, with Annapoorna Ravichander and Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay.
2018: “Innovating Employment, Episode 6.” Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation. Available on iTunes and Spotify.
2018: “Tom Talks…Think Tanks, with Christopher Rastrick.” Tom Talks Podcast. Previously available on iTunes and YouTube.
2018: “Trump and Think Tanks: Donald Abelson and Christopher Rastrick In Conversation.” On Think Tanks Conference 2018. London, UK.
2018: “What challenges do think tanks in populist and highly polarised contexts face and what roles can they play?” On Think Tanks Conference 2018. London, UK.
2015: “Czech-Mate: How a ‘Conflation Trap’ Nearly Nullified the Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement.” Presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Conference. Ottawa, Canada.
2014: “Marching in Different Directions: Paradoxical Objectives of LGBT Political Activism in Canada.” Presented at Queer Research Day at the University of Western Ontario. London, Canada.
Christopher J. Rastrick, PhD. 