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Researchers from University of Queensland detail new studies and findings in the area of life sciences
February 25th, 2009
"There is an ongoing debate about whether and how the existence of policy networks can be used to explain policy outcomes. Making use of the concept of priming, it is argued here that network structures create differential opportunities for interest groups to persuade decision makers to act in particular ways," scientists writing in the journal Political Studies report. "In conditions of uncertainty where there is a pressure to take immediate decisions, priming can help us to understand why some groups are more persuasive than others. This argument is developed against the backdrop of a particular puzzle: the British government's refusal to use emergency...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-25)
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