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We propose here a dialectical approach to interorganizationa1 policy analysis. The approach is distinguished by the intention to locate interorganizational policy networks within totalities (or total social formations) and to construct a basis for an emancipatory praxis attacking the social structures which shape and limit policy.
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Benson, J.K., Weitzel, C.J. (1985). Social Structure and Social Praxis in Interorganizational Policy Analysis. In: Hanf, K., Toonen, T.A.J. (eds) Policy Implementation in Federal and Unitary Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5089-4_15
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