##  [Issue Network](/index.php/issue-network) 

  ##  [Issue Network](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/issue-network-0) 

  

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**Social Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A loosely organized, often temporary coalition of actors from government, interest groups, experts, firms, and civil society who coordinate around a single policy problem or narrow set of issues; characterized by fluid membership, low institutionalization, issue-specific collaboration, and reliance on information, media, and ad hoc procedures rather than formal rules.