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In:Migration, Language, and Policy Discourse: Bridging the gap between policymaking and language assessment
Laura Schildt
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 59] 2026
► pp. 32–47

Chapter 3
Theoretical frameworks

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Article outline
  • What is policy?
  • Who influences language policy and how?
    • The onion model
    • The funnel model
  • Power and language ideologies
  • Interdiscursive debate
  • How does policy get made?
    • The policy cycle
  • Ambiguous and complex environments
    • The multiple streams framework
    • Incrementalism
  • Integration policies and the role of research
    • Knowledge production
    • Dialogue structures
    • Knowledge utilization
  • Notes
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