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. 2021 Aug 20;112:13–21. doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.08.007

Table 1.

The staging of practices in formal and informal settings (van Tatenhove et al., 2006).

Setting Formal Informal
Front-stage (pre-given rules) Formally sanctioned and codified rules and procedures.
  • Rules and procedures commonly agreed upon and accepted by actors.

  • Lubricant

  • Critical voice

Back-stage (no pre-given rules)
  • Rules and practices authorized by formal institutions, but with a ‘rule-altering’ nature.

  • Alternative routes outside and beyond existing rules and institutions.

  • Experimental garden

  • Circumventing