1. Do the media set the parliamentary agenda? A comparative study in seven countries.
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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, and TRESCH, ANKE
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MASS media & politics ,PARLIAMENTARY practice ,AGENDA setting theory (Communication) ,POLITICAL elites ,LONGITUDINAL method ,COMPARATIVE government ,ONE party systems - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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