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Public policy

the gradual work by policy advocates of building familiarity and acceptance for proposals among specialists and the public before a policy window opens.

In public policy, softening up refers to the gradual work by policy advocates of building familiarity and acceptance for proposals among specialists and the public before a policy window opens. This meaning comes from Kingdon (1984) in Agendas, alternatives, and public policies.[1]

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acceptance6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs policy2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs window3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Kingdon, J. W. (1984). Agendas, alternatives, and public policies. Pearson Education. ISBN 9781292039206

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