ABSTRACT
The Canadian Cultural Research Network (CCRN) is an example of independent researchers banding together in a network with the hope of collectively encouraging increased research on cultural policy in Canada. In the mid-1990s, a steering committee composed of individuals with an interest in promoting cultural research from the academic community, the private sector, and the federal government developed a proposal for a CCRN. In CCRN's view, Canada's cultural sector is facing a radically changing operating environment. CCRN is interested in encouraging research, but it does not have a budget of its own. It would like to generate research from its members, and, for the moment, seems to have focused on identifying opportunities for cultural policy researchers to conduct their work under the auspices of existing research programs. CCRN is a response to the fact that the commissioning of cultural policy research is perceived by researchers to be haphazard at best.
