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9. Collaborative writing for the government

  • Daniël Janssen and Niels van der Mast
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Reading and Writing Public Documents
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Abstract

Have you ever tried to read a governmental policy issue paper? Did you enjoy reading it? Probably not. Policy papers are usually considered to be a bad read. Not because policy writers are bad writers. On the contrary. The characteristics of policy papers are the direct result of a complex process of text production, as we shall see in this chapter.

Abstract

Have you ever tried to read a governmental policy issue paper? Did you enjoy reading it? Probably not. Policy papers are usually considered to be a bad read. Not because policy writers are bad writers. On the contrary. The characteristics of policy papers are the direct result of a complex process of text production, as we shall see in this chapter.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. 1. Introduction 1
  4. 2. How research can lead to better government forms 11
  5. 3. Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management 37
  6. 4. Optimizing public information brochures 59
  7. 5. Public documents in a multilingual context 85
  8. 6. Improving the quality of public documents 105
  9. 7. The lack of clarity in a sentence 125
  10. 8. Convincing citizens 147
  11. 9. Collaborative writing for the government 171
  12. 10. Strategic revision of public documents 211
  13. 11. Trust but verify 233
  14. 12. Reading to assess in professional life 255
  15. References 275
  16. About the authors 297
  17. Index 301
https://doi.org/10.1075/ddcs.1.09jan

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. 1. Introduction 1
  4. 2. How research can lead to better government forms 11
  5. 3. Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management 37
  6. 4. Optimizing public information brochures 59
  7. 5. Public documents in a multilingual context 85
  8. 6. Improving the quality of public documents 105
  9. 7. The lack of clarity in a sentence 125
  10. 8. Convincing citizens 147
  11. 9. Collaborative writing for the government 171
  12. 10. Strategic revision of public documents 211
  13. 11. Trust but verify 233
  14. 12. Reading to assess in professional life 255
  15. References 275
  16. About the authors 297
  17. Index 301
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