Position paper definition

Position paper

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noun

(1) A memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)

(2) A report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

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Noun

An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.
- 1972, "The Supporting Cast in Peking," Time, 28 Feb.,
  
  He headed the China-watching Consulate General, and in 1963 drafted a position paper for President Kennedy that recommended rapprochement with China.
- 2001, Robert C. Solomon, "Review of Alchemies of the Mind: Rationality and the Emotions by Jon Elster," The Philosophical Review, vol. 110, no. 1, p. 104,
  
  The first chapter is a position paper on explanation in the social sciences, a plea for "mechanisms" as opposed to law-like principles.

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