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focusing event: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Public policy

a sudden, rare and harmful event that draws public and elite attention at once and can open a window for policy change.

In public policy, focusing event refers to a sudden, rare and harmful event that draws public and elite attention at once and can open a window for policy change. This meaning comes from Birkland (1998) in Journal of Public Policy.[1]

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attention5 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one name, five constructs event3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs policy2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Birkland, T. A. (1998). Focusing Events, Mobilization, and Agenda Setting. Journal of Public Policy, 18(1), 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0143814x98000038

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