Do the Media Influence Foreign Aid Because or in Spite of the Bureaucracy? A Case Study of Belgian Aid Determinants

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ID6335232
AutoresJeroen Joly (0000-0001-5135-3402, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume31
Fascículo4
Páginas584-603
Data de publicação2014-10-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolitical Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10584609.2013.879361
OpenAlexW1968690079
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas53

Bureaucrats are considered to play a determining role in how much media signals influence the allocation of foreign aid. As foreign aid decision-making is assumed to be a predominantly bureaucratic matter, bureaucratic responsiveness to media has often been concluded from the observation that foreign aid responds to media attention. Yet, studying this bureaucratic responsiveness directly has proven to be a challenging task due to the difficulties in quantitatively measuring bureaucratic activities. This study examines the different determinants of foreign aid in Belgium from 1995–2008 and addresses the question of bureaucratic responsiveness to media directly by isolating aid that is exclusively decided by the bureaucracy

Bureaucracy · Political science · Politics · International Development and Aid · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies