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Abstract / Description of output
A growing body of work has examined the relationship between media and politics from an agenda-setting perspective: is attention for issues initiated by political elites with the media following suit, or is the reverse relation stronger? A long series of single-country studies has suggested a number of general agenda-setting patterns but these have never been confirmed in a comparative approach. In a comparative, longitudinal design including comparable media and politics evidence for seven European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK), this study highlights a number of generic patterns. Additionally, we show how the political system matters. Overall, the media are a stronger inspirer of political action in countries with single-party governments compared to countries with multiple-party governments. But, this larger media effect under single-party governments is fully due to the higher reactivity of the opposition parties; government parties are more reactive to media under multi-party governments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-301 |
Journal | European Journal of Political Research |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 15 Feb 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2016 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- agenda-setting
- comparative research
- media
- parliamentary questions
- political systems
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CAP: Comparative Agendas Project
Bevan, S., Baumgartner, F. R., Jones, B., Walgrave , S. & Green-Pedersen, C.
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Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation
Research output
- 2 Chapter
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Gone Fishing: The Creation of the Comparative Agendas Project Master Codebook
Bevan, S., 22 Mar 2019, Comparative Policy Agendas: Theory, Tools, Data. Baumgartner, F., Breunig, C. & Grossman, E. (eds.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 17-34Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The UK Policy Agendas Project
Bevan, S. & Jennings, W., 22 Mar 2019, Comparative Policy Agendas: Theory, Tools, Data. Baumgartner, F., Breunig, C. & Grossman, E. (eds.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 176-183Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter