Tzoumis Environmental Policymaking in Congress

Issue Definitions in Wetlands, Great Lakes and Wildlife Policies
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-57682-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten

Reihe: Politics and Policy in American Institutions

Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, and wildlife is labeled as a valence model. A must read for all interested in congressional policymaking, this book breaks new ground in our understanding of legislative policymaking.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tzoumis, Kelly

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Issue Definition Process in Agenda Setting 2. Three Models of Issue Definition in Congress 3. Dominance Issue Model - The Case of Wetlands 4. Bounded Issue Mode - The Case of the Great Lakes 5.Valence Issue Model - The Case of Wildlife 6. Effectiveness of Using Issue Definition Models for Understanding Agenda Setting in Congress Bibliography