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Civic Language

Words used in public affairs, carefully separated from the meanings readers may assume.

Our point of view

Clarity begins with taking the time to distinguish things.

A proposal is not a decision, and a plan is not the same as its delivery. We slow down the language so those differences stay visible.

  1. Proposal, Recommendation, Decision: Three Different Stages
  2. Rules, Services or Information? Comparing Three Policy Tools
  3. How Public Administration Became More Specialized

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