2. is basically the work of many think-tanks... to shape beliefs and discourse in the direction of a particular perspective or worldview. think socialism vers

2. is basically the work of many think-tanks... to shape beliefs and discourse in the direction of a particular perspective or worldview. think socialism versus free-market capitalism versus libertarianism. two-party politics in the United States could be thought of as a paradigm. these are the types of paradigms under evaluation. altering one of these at this layer has cascading effects on policies etc. 1. is basically the ability to create effective think-tanks to shape beliefs and discourse.