##  [Advocacy Coalition Framework](/advocacy-coalition-framework) 

  ##  [Advocacy Coalition Framework](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/advocacy-coalition-framework-0) 

  

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Definition

A theoretical model of policy change that locates causal dynamics inside policy subsystems where actors who share partially ordered belief systems form coalitions, coordinate strategies, mobilize resources, and compete with other coalitions; long-term policy change follows from shifts in coalition dominance, policy-oriented learning constrained by core beliefs, and exogenous events that reconfigur