Advocacy Coalition

As advocacy Coalition ( English advocacy , Entering ' ) is in the political science an alliance of different political actors within a policy network referred to. These actors - that can be parties , interest groups , citizens' groups , journalists and scientists - are united by a common political goal. An advocacy coalition does not act as a closed group. Often it is not immediately apparent who belongs to such an advocacy coalition. Only the substantive action to achieve the goal sets this as a coalition.

An example of an advocacy coalition can be media campaigns that support a political process.

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Tanja Zinterer: Advocacy Coalition. In: Dieter Nohlen , Rainer-Olaf Schultze (Ed.): Lexicon of Political Science (= Beck'sche series. 1463). Volume 1: A-M. 4th, updated and supplemented edition. Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-406-59233-1 , p. 4.