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 * Catalysts - What empowers them to make a difference || Types/Groups of People || Corrosions - What disempowers them ||
 * * Sheer numbers
 * Community-driven management policies
 * Personal motivation when invasives directly affect their livelihood/lifestyle
 * Respect of their peers in the community || Laypeople || * Lack of knowledge/education in the field
 * Reliance on others to do research
 * Require direction ||
 * * Power and oversight over law-making process
 * Access/control over government agencies tasked with invasive species management
 * High profile allows them to talk to large amounts of people at once || Politicians || * Lack scientific training
 * Reliance on scientists to come up with the best plans
 * Bureaucracy
 * Complicated legislative process
 * Other issues taking precedence ||
 * * Funding for management research
 * Exploring ideas that dismiss long-held conceptions
 * Education and expertise
 * Respect of politicians and many laypeople || Scientists || * Culture of healthy skepticism can become a culture of doubt
 * Difficulty procuring resources for studies
 * Lack of cooperation from politicians or laypeople
 * Lack of cooperation between scientific fields
 * Subject to political, social, and cultural pressures ||