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McGill Social Policy Workshop - Day 1

Anna Liisa Aunio, Ben Authers, Aimé Dontigny, Elizabeth Ellis, Ajay Heble, Debra Henderson, Gordon Knox, David Lametti, Eric Lewis, Desmond Manderson, Greg Marchildon, Karel Mayrand, Tracey Nicholls, Ian Peach, Tina Piper, Sara Ramshaw, Keith Sawyer, Shawn Van Sluys, Dana Vocisano, Ellen Waterman, Daniel Weinstock

Published: 2009-06-17

VIDEO/AUDIO: A recorded roundtable discussion of the use of improvisation as a lens through which to understand both the process of public policy formation and that of public policy implementation. TEXT: Biographies of workshop participants and an introduction to improvisation, law, and social policy.

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  • McGill_Social_Policy_Workshop_bios.pdf

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  • Introduction_to_Improvisation_Social_Policy_and_Law.pdf

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  • Social_Policy_Workshop_day1.m4a

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  • Social_Policy_Workshop_day1_highlights.mp4

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace