contested concept
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontestandconcept
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contest
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.test/us/ˈkɑːn.test/
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.sept/us/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofcontestandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, they fail to acknowledge that 'antisocial behaviour' is acontestedconcept.
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While childhood is of course acontestedconcept, it is suggested that the notion of child as dependent remains the most enduring and durable.
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However, it is important to note that globalization - even in these relatively simple terms - is a muchcontestedconcept.
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It appears that early modern notions of the public sphere were conflicting and that the inclusiveness of public science depended on acontestedconceptof the public.
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It is understood that "democracy" is an essentiallycontestedconcept.
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Ashcroft argues that public interest is acontestedconceptwhose meaning is inevitably influenced by the ethical and social commitments of those who employ it.
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And because it is an essentiallycontestedconcept, there will be a great deal of pressure-in the form of political contestation-pushing officials away from conceptual agreement.
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This may seem like a safe way to deal with an allegedly complicated, messy, andcontestedconcept, but conceptual clarity is often lost in the process.
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The issue of 'choice' in relation to financial planning is, however, a hotlycontestedconcept.
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Mentoring is an ill-defined andcontestedconcept.
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For if law is an essentiallycontestedconcept, then one cannot appeal to an unintentionally adopted convention that fully fixes the content of the concept law.
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It is acontestedconcept.
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In increasingly modern, multicultural societies, thecontestedconceptand construct of identity received growing emphasis, and was the focus of many debates.
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Sustainability has been called an essentiallycontestedconcept.
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When we are dealing with contested concepts, we cannot assume that readers share the same understanding.
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The same applies to the engagement in historiographical debates, the discussion of contested concepts, and the pointing to existing lacunas of knowledge.
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As many have argued at length, these are very contested concepts which can be interpreted in very different ways by different members of the polity.
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