Cross-national comparisons in epistemic governance
Analysis of Parliamentary Debates From Eight Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6050334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valtteri Vähä-Savo (0000-0002-5641-0952, Tampere University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 597-615 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569775.2020.1813931 |
| OpenAlex | W3083430863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 45 |
Cross-national comparisons are a common instrument of epistemic governance in national parliaments. Their prevalence could be seen as a consequence of the emergence of the 'competition state' and the 'rankings explosion'. However, what is actually done with cross-national comparisons has not been properly analysed. The study analyses almost 1000 parliamentary debates from 8 countries from the years 1994–2013. It builds a comprehensive categorisation of the functions of cross-national comparisons. Altogether, six categories were identified: competing nations; rational governance; morals of governance; modern condition; scaling, and picking apples and oranges. The findings indicate no significant increase in the number of comparisons during the studied period. More importantly, only about one third of the comparisons evoke a competitive framing. Cross-national comparisons are a stable feature of political rhetoric and their ubiquitous nature is due, precisely, to their malleability in defining political problems and principles of good governance outside a competitive framework
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |