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- Title
Do the media set the parliamentary agenda? A comparative study in seven countries.
- Authors
VLIEGENTHART, RENS; WALGRAVE, STEFAAN; BAUMGARTNER, FRANK R.; BEVAN, SHAUN; BREUNIG, CHRISTIAN; BROUARD, SYLVAIN; BONAFONT, LAURA CHAQUÉS; GROSSMAN, EMILIANO; JENNINGS, WILL; MORTENSEN, PETER B.; PALAU, ANNA M.; SCIARINI, PASCAL; TRESCH, ANKE
- Abstract
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, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom), this study highlights a number of generic patterns. Additionally, it shows how the political system matters. Overall, the media are a stronger inspirer of political action in countries with single-party governments compared to those with multiple-party governments for opposition parties. But, government parties are more reactive to media under multiparty governments.
- Subjects
EUROPE; MASS media &; politics; PARLIAMENTARY practice; AGENDA setting theory (Communication); POLITICAL elites; LONGITUDINAL method; COMPARATIVE government; ONE party systems
- Publication
European Journal of Political Research, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 2, p283
- ISSN
0304-4130
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1475-6765.12134