Agenda-setting by the European Commission. Seeking public opinion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7880968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markus Haverland (0000-0002-2205-6609, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Minou De Ruiter (Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands), Steven Van De Walle (0000-0003-1531-7097, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-345 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2016.1249014 |
| OpenAlex | W2550769730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 28 |
Historically, the European Commission has followed an expert-based depoliticized route to gain attention for policy issues and the credibility to deal with them. Given growing politicization, we ask whether the Commission might increasingly seek citizens\\xe2\\x80\\x99 views and whether there is patterned variation. We provide the first mapping of special Eurobarometers, the massive instrument for issue-specific public opinion. We found a steep increase and a curvilinear pattern: public opinion is rarely invited in areas of exclusive European Union competencies and exclusive national competencies. Most special Eurobarometers focus on shared competencies. Citizens are almost never asked about expenditure programmes and never on immigration. There is large variation across the Directorates General, which is only weakly related to the amount of planned legislation and the number of expert committees. Business-oriented Directorates General are much less likely to seek public opinion. These results open up promising avenues for research on agenda-setting strategies at times of politicization
Business · Commission · Credibility · Economic policy · European commission · European union · Immigration · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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Mere Description
| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |