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attentive public  

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  • The term attentive public refers to a group of individuals within a society who have a high level of interest in a subject or issue and who believe that they are reasonably well informed about that subject. The term is a part of a broader conceptualization of issue specialization first advanced by Gabriel Almond in 1950 in regard to public awareness and involvement in foreign policy issues. [Source: Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication; Attentive Public]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HKGHH3CP-9

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