Conversion—redirection of existing tools to new goals—is one strategy of gradual transformative change. This strategy is appealing because it does not require actors to introduce new programs or tools. Despite this appeal, it is not as broadly used as other gradual change strategies. This paper argues that this is because there is an additional condition for conversion. To convert an instrument, agents of change should see the connection between the tool and its original goal as loose. That takes place when actors perceive the tool as generic or when they are part of instrument constituencies and not advocacy coalition. The paper demonstrates this argument using an analysis of a positive and a negative case of conversion from immigrant integration policy in Israel. As such, the paper expands our understanding of conversion, going beyond institutional and political factors.

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最终手段关系和政策转换：来自以色列移民融合政策的两个案例的证据

转换——将现有工具重新定向到新目标——是一种渐进式变革的策略。这种策略很有吸引力，因为它不需要参与者引入新的程序或工具。尽管有这种吸引力，但它的使用并不像其他渐进式变化策略那样广泛。本文认为这是因为转换存在附加条件。要转换工具，变革推动者应该将工具与其原始目标之间的联系视为松散的。当参与者认为该工具是通用的，或者当他们是工具支持者而非倡导联盟的一部分时，就会发生这种情况。本文通过对以色列移民融合政策转变的正面和负面案例的分析来证明这一论点。因此，本文扩展了我们对转换的理解，