TY - JOUR
T1 - A NEW DEFENSE POLICY FOR COSTA RICA
T2 - CONSTRUCTING REALITY AND THE POLICY AGENDA
AU - Lincoln, Jennie K.
AU - Lauderdale, Pat
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1985/11
Y1 - 1985/11
N2 - This paper examine5 the policymaking progress in Costa Rica, specifically the creation of a new item for the governmental agenda. This new agenda challenges the traditional Itno army” policy of Costa Kica. Following a brief historical overview of the traditional policy, the paper considers the role of specific factors that promote structural conduciveness for the new “defense” policy and the attendant transformation of political symbols and definitions. The impact of the definitional and organizational changes on the implementation stage of policy is explored. This article suggests the importance of studying the role of hegemony in the construction and transformation of political and cultural definitions, an explication of deci‐ sionmaking as well as nondecisionmaking processes, and the influence of external and internal threats on nation‐state dependency.
AB - This paper examine5 the policymaking progress in Costa Rica, specifically the creation of a new item for the governmental agenda. This new agenda challenges the traditional Itno army” policy of Costa Kica. Following a brief historical overview of the traditional policy, the paper considers the role of specific factors that promote structural conduciveness for the new “defense” policy and the attendant transformation of political symbols and definitions. The impact of the definitional and organizational changes on the implementation stage of policy is explored. This article suggests the importance of studying the role of hegemony in the construction and transformation of political and cultural definitions, an explication of deci‐ sionmaking as well as nondecisionmaking processes, and the influence of external and internal threats on nation‐state dependency.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00352.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00352.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022170549
VL - 5
SP - 220
EP - 229
JO - Review of Policy Research
JF - Review of Policy Research
SN - 0278-4416
IS - 2
ER -