<P> Since 2000, Kingdon's book has been cited over 10,000 through Google Scholar and applied in over 1,900 times in peer reviewed articles . </P> <P> In the multiple - streams frameworks, policy entrepreneurs do most of their work in the policy stream working on agenda setting ideas . The role of a policy entrepreneur is to first identify demand for innovation in the political landscape when a recognizable policy window is open . When this window is open, a policy entrepreneur has a limited amount of time to undergo the initial launch of proposing policy recommendations to supply the demand by utilizing their personal, network and institutional resources to take action on joining streams together on their idea through the policy stages . This is done by addressing issues and problems and coming up with solutions to them by creating policy alternatives into a product that they can present as a persuasive agenda that policy - makers should examine . They will implement persuasive strategies and techniques on the policy - makers to coerce their innovation onto the agenda . A successful policy entrepreneur will manage to get their issues onto a political agenda and potentially pass and influence a form of legislation that relates to their personal benefit . However, not every attempt will be successful . If unsuccessful, a policy entrepreneur may hold onto their agenda for a later time or even apply it to a different issue that they deem may work . </P> <P> These individuals have a credential that allows their opinions to be heard over others . This could be having expert knowledge on a topic or holding an important position of power in a corporation or special interest group that allows them to make decisions . A policy entrepreneur usually will have a large network of people with political influence that they utilize when pushing their idea forward . Persistence is essential for a policy entrepreneur to be successful . Many hours must be dedicated to their idea by giving speeches and talks, writing papers and speaking in front of government committees if they are to have success . </P> <P> Policy entrepreneurs are crucial actors in policy making, Kingdon himself explained that policy entrepreneurs are "advocates who are willing to invest their resources - time, energy, reputation, money - to promote a position in return for anticipated future gain in the form of material, purposive or solidary benefits". Other political scientists have taken Kingdon's definition and expanded further . Michael Mintrom applied a public policy perspective to the term stating, "they are individuals who through their creativity, strategy, networking, and persuasive argumentation are able to bring new policy ideas into the open and promote policy change". Years later, using a constructivist perspective, Michael Mazarr added to this saying, "policy entrepreneurs can be seen as the human embodiment of the social construction of policy . Advocates determined, for one reason or another, to fight inertia, the bureaucracy, opposing interests, and anything else in their way to get the idea through the window (of opportunity) and into law or policy .". </P>

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