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Willensbildung

English translation: policy formation (political science)

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German term or phrase:Willensbildung (Politwissenschaft) [Hamblock/Wessels]
English translation:policy formation (political science)
Entered by: Norbert Hermann

19:03 Mar 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Government / Politics / political science
German term or phrase: Willensbildung
Amongst a list of subjects in political science - This has been aksed before but I am confused as there are a lot of disagrees. The German student calls it 'legislature' which doesn't seem right to me.

TIA

Norbert
Norbert Hermann
Local time: 14:44
policy formation, political decision-making
Explanation:
according to Hamblock/Wessels
Selected response from:

Susan Starling
Local time: 15:44
Grading comment
Thanks Susan for checking it out and everybody else confirming it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3policy formation, political decision-making
Susan Starling
4political education
gangels (X)


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
political education


Explanation:
would approximate it. Not sure what the word is meant to convey; the public' s predilection for a certain politics? (that would be 'political consensus'), or the formative process of political sophistication (might be called 'growth of political maturity' or 'crystallization of political will')

gangels (X)
Local time: 07:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 47
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
policy formation, political decision-making


Explanation:
according to Hamblock/Wessels

Susan Starling
Local time: 15:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Susan for checking it out and everybody else confirming it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Schlarb: This is the official EU-lingo version
13 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: Either is correct. Legislature seems inappropriate as it relates only to "Gesetzgebung/gesetzgeberisches Organ" or similar whereas, IMHO, the process of "Willensbildung" precedes the legislative act as such.
16 hrs
  -> Yes, that's how I perceive "Willensbildung" as well.
agree  Ino66 (X)
23 hrs
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