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In the third and last phase of scientific study and advice, decisions must be made on transforming the research findings into a message for policymakers. Such decisions involve selection of material. They also involve choosing between possible frames and communicative and rhetorical instruments. The selective role of the scientific advisor is larger when he is confronted with policy problems that are unstructured.
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Tholen, B. (2018). Deciding on the Advisory Role. In: Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65253-5_5
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