Abstract
In her October 2002 Killam lecture, “Building a Civil Society: A New Role for the Human Sciences,” Dr. Martha Piper, President of the University of British Columbia, cited a study put out by the Brookings Institution that shows that “in order to have an innovative economy, you must first have a civil society, one that is tolerant, culturally diverse and humane, that in turn provides the stimulus for creativity and innovation.” We cannot produce a truly civil society, argued Piper, without “the deep, extensive knowledge” that comes from research in the humanities and social sciences, scholarship that enables us to better understand ourselves, that helps define our Canadian identity, that guides public policy:
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