Explaining Local Policy Agendas

Institutions, Problems, Elections and Actors
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-90931-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

Reihe: Comparative Studies of Political Agendas

Building on hundreds of thousands of systematically collected and content-coded local policy agenda observations, this book examines – theoretically and empirically - the policy agenda effects of four central aspects of any political system: the institutions that structure politics; the problems confronting the political system; the occurrence of regular and free elections; and the actors navigating the political system. Developing an explanatory model based on these four factors not only improves our understanding of the determinants of the local policy agenda but also contributes to a further integration of local government research, policy agendas research, and the broader discipline of political science. The book may be of particular interest to scholars and students of comparative politics, agenda setting, public policy, and local government.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

B. Mortensen, Peter

B. Seeberg, Henrik

W. Loftis, Matt

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Why study local policy agendas.- Chapter 2. How to study local policy agendas.- Chapter 3. Jurisdiction size and the local policy agenda.- Chapter 4. Committee structure and the local policy agenda.- Chapter 5. Local problems and the local policy agenda.- Chapter 6. Local elections, local actors, and the local policy agenda.- Chapter 7. Toward an explanatory model of local policy agendas.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter B. Mortensen is Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Matt W. Loftis is Associate Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Henrik B. Seeberg is Associate Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark.