Effects of the Core functions of government on the diversity of executive Agendas
Will Jennings
(1)
,
Shaun Bevan
(1)
,
Arco Timmermans
,
Gérard Breeman
,
Sylvain Brouard
(2, 3)
,
Laura Chaqués-Bonafont
(4)
,
Christoffer Green-Pedersen
(5)
,
Peter John
(6)
,
Peter B. Mortensen
,
Anna M. Palau
(4)
Arco Timmermans
- Fonction : Auteur
Gérard Breeman
- Fonction : Auteur
Sylvain Brouard
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 954744
- ORCID : 0000-0002-5652-8715
- IdRef : 057315124
Peter B. Mortensen
- Fonction : Auteur
Résumé
The distribution of attention across issues is of fundamental importance to the political agenda and outputs of government. This article presents an issue-based theory of the diversity of governing agendas where the core functions of government--defense, international affairs, the economy, government operations, and the rule of law--are prioritized ahead of all other issues. It undertakes comparative analysis of issue diversity of the executive agenda of several European countries and the United States over the postwar period. The results offer strong evidence of the limiting effect of core issues--the economy, government operations, defense, and international affairs--on agenda diversity. This suggests not only that some issues receive more attention than others but also that some issues are attended to only at times when the agenda is more diverse. When core functions of government are high on the agenda, executives pursue a less diverse agenda--focusing the majority of their attention on fewer issues. Some issues are more equal than others in executive agenda setting.
Domaines
Science politiqueFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
en
Effects of the Core functions of government on the diversity of executive Agendas
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Résumé |
en
The distribution of attention across issues is of fundamental importance to the political agenda and outputs of government. This article presents an issue-based theory of the diversity of governing agendas where the core functions of government--defense, international affairs, the economy, government operations, and the rule of law--are prioritized ahead of all other issues. It undertakes comparative analysis of issue diversity of the executive agenda of several European countries and the United States over the postwar period. The results offer strong evidence of the limiting effect of core issues--the economy, government operations, defense, and international affairs--on agenda diversity. This suggests not only that some issues receive more attention than others but also that some issues are attended to only at times when the agenda is more diverse. When core functions of government are high on the agenda, executives pursue a less diverse agenda--focusing the majority of their attention on fewer issues. Some issues are more equal than others in executive agenda setting.
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Auteur(s) |
Will Jennings
1
, Shaun Bevan
1
, Arco Timmermans
, Gérard Breeman
, Sylvain Brouard
2, 3
, Laura Chaqués-Bonafont
4
, Christoffer Green-Pedersen
5
, Peter John
6
, Peter B. Mortensen
, Anna M. Palau
4
1
University of Manchester [Manchester]
( 121172 )
- Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL
- Royaume-Uni
2
Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques [FNSP]
( 300465 )
-
- France
3
CED -
Centre Émile Durkheim
( 150294 )
- Sciences Po Bordeaux
11 allée Ausone
33607 Pessac CEDEX
- France
4
University of Barcelona
( 417362 )
- Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona
- Espagne
5
Department of Political Science
( 129491 )
- Aarhus University Bartholins Allé 7 DK-8000 Århus C Denmark
- Danemark
6
Plymouth University
( 469055 )
- Drake Circus Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA United Kingdom
- Royaume-Uni
|
Comité de lecture |
Oui
|
Vulgarisation |
Non
|
Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
|
Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2011-08
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Volume |
44
|
Numéro |
8
|
Page/Identifiant |
1001-1030
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
comparative public policy, agenda setting, executive speeches, policy dynamics
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DOI | 10.1177/0010414011405165 |
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