The Public Agenda: A Comparative Perspective

Shaun Bevan; Will Jennings

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198835332.003.0025

The Public Agenda: A Comparative Perspective

Shaun Bevan, Will Jennings

School of Social and Political Science

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This chapter considers the question of what shapes the public agenda and how, in turn, the public agenda influences public policy. It introduces the survey question about the most important problem as a measure of the public agenda—comparing evidence on the policy issues attended to by publics in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain, and also the degree to which public opinion itself is subject to “punctuations.” The analysis shows how the public agenda reflects both the problem status and level of media coverage of certain issues (specifically crime and the economy). Lastly, it presents evidence on the correspondence between the priorities of citizens and those of policymakers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Comparative Policy Agendas
Subtitle of host publication	Theory, Tools, Data
Editors	Frank Baumgartner, Christian Breunig, Emiliano Grossman
Place of Publication	Oxford, United Kingdom
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	25
Pages	219-242
ISBN (Print)	9780198835332
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198835332.003.0025
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2019

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

public opinion
most important problem
agenda representation
media agenda-setting
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
Comparative Agendas Project

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CAP: Comparative Agendas Project
Bevan, S., Baumgartner, F. R., Jones, B., Walgrave , S. & Green-Pedersen, C.
1/01/93 → …
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation

8 Article
2 Chapter
1 Book

When does Government listen to the public? : Voluntary associations & dynamic agenda representation in the United States
Bevan, S. & Rasmussen, A., 17 Feb 2020, In: Policy Studies Journal. 48, 1, p. 111-132
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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The effect of public attitudes toward the European Union on European Commission policy activity
Williams, C. J. & Bevan, S., 1 Dec 2019, In: European union politics. 20, 4, p. 608-628 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Problem detection in legislative oversight: An analysis of legislative committee agendas in the U.K. and U.S.
Bevan, S., Jennings, W. & Pickup, M., 3 Oct 2019, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 26, 10, p. 1560 1578 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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CAP: Comparative Agendas Project

Research output

When does Government listen to the public? : Voluntary associations & dynamic agenda representation in the United States

The effect of public attitudes toward the European Union on European Commission policy activity

Problem detection in legislative oversight: An analysis of legislative committee agendas in the U.K. and U.S.

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