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diff --git a/lib/declarative_policy/preferred_scope.rb b/lib/declarative_policy/preferred_scope.rb
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+module DeclarativePolicy
+  PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY = :"DeclarativePolicy.preferred_scope"
+
+  class << self
+    def with_preferred_scope(scope, &b)
+      Thread.current[PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY], old_scope = scope, Thread.current[PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY]
+      yield
+    ensure
+      Thread.current[PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY] = old_scope
+    end
+
+    def preferred_scope
+      Thread.current[PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY]
+    end
+
+    def user_scope(&b)
+      with_preferred_scope(:user, &b)
+    end
+
+    def subject_scope(&b)
+      with_preferred_scope(:subject, &b)
+    end
+
+    def preferred_scope=(scope)
+      Thread.current[PREFERRED_SCOPE_KEY] = scope
+    end
+  end
+end