10. Strategic revision of public documents
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Niels van der Mast
Abstract
Earlier research has shown that policy writers are strategists. Somehow, they know how to deal effectively with comments on draft versions of their documents in order to satisfy the various stakeholders in the (collaborative) writing process and generate consensus on their texts. But how do they do it? How do they know what to revise? What kind of changes do they make in order to fulfill the often incompatible demands of their readers?
Abstract
Earlier research has shown that policy writers are strategists. Somehow, they know how to deal effectively with comments on draft versions of their documents in order to satisfy the various stakeholders in the (collaborative) writing process and generate consensus on their texts. But how do they do it? How do they know what to revise? What kind of changes do they make in order to fulfill the often incompatible demands of their readers?
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. How research can lead to better government forms 11
- 3. Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management 37
- 4. Optimizing public information brochures 59
- 5. Public documents in a multilingual context 85
- 6. Improving the quality of public documents 105
- 7. The lack of clarity in a sentence 125
- 8. Convincing citizens 147
- 9. Collaborative writing for the government 171
- 10. Strategic revision of public documents 211
- 11. Trust but verify 233
- 12. Reading to assess in professional life 255
- References 275
- About the authors 297
- Index 301
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. How research can lead to better government forms 11
- 3. Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management 37
- 4. Optimizing public information brochures 59
- 5. Public documents in a multilingual context 85
- 6. Improving the quality of public documents 105
- 7. The lack of clarity in a sentence 125
- 8. Convincing citizens 147
- 9. Collaborative writing for the government 171
- 10. Strategic revision of public documents 211
- 11. Trust but verify 233
- 12. Reading to assess in professional life 255
- References 275
- About the authors 297
- Index 301
