societal actors
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsocietalandactor
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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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actor
noun[C]
uk/ˈæk.tər/us/ˈæk.tɚ/
someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or ...
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External pressures may lead societal actors to demand change, but more important, they prompt some officials to believe that inaction might worsen the original problem.
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These features are not only a normative choice of governmental or societal actors but are also shaped by the institutional structures.
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In short, the key focus is on specifying the economic preferences of societal actors, in particular the preferences of economic sectors.
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However, societal actors and, in particular, those who engage in political activity that might be construed as anti-governmental, are immediately considered suspect.
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Each welfare policy field also involves a different group of societal actors.
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The main argument is that the focus on state versus societal actors is misleading when looking at actual cases of policy-making.
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Second, because large parts of the intergovernmental bargaining process are not accessible to the public, societal actors have fewer opportunities to influence proceedings.
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This assumes that international governance structures will benefit either state actors or societal actors.
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In the same way, different patterns of interest intermediation can be identified, such as formal versus informal, legalistic versus pragmatic, and open versus closed relationships between administrative and societal actors.
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It may well be, however, that international governance structures will benefit some state actors and some societal actors, while disadvantaging other state actors and other societal actors.
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That is, societal actors help shape the state and determine its resources, but state actors and structures in turn help shape and channel the policy demands of societal interests.
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Likewise, the effectiveness of the strategies adopted by societal actors, such as organized labor, are not determined in isolation but depend upon government preferences and policy choices.
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The courts, the police and internal security forces can be mobilised to suppress societal actors in ways that make societal ' engagement ' of the state a non-issue.
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