Politikfeldanalyse : Akteure, Diskurse und Netzwerke in der öffentlichen Politik
Politikfeldanalyse : Akteure, Diskurse und Netzwerke in der öffentlichen Politik
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政治场分析:公共政治中的行动、话语和网络
DOI:
10.1057/9780230390409
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
F. Janning
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文献类型:
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作者:
V. Schneider;F. Janning
The policy agenda is the range of salient issues that the government and other key decision-makers concentrate on at any one point in time (Kingdon 1995, p. 3). Such topics can include the economy, health, education and foreign policy, and the content of the agenda can change according to shifts in priorities. While there is much in politics that is relatively stable, such as institutional rules or constitutions, the policy agenda is intended to reflect the set of problems a society faces at a particular moment in time and reveals how government directs action to areas where it thinks it is needed. The policy agenda is also distinct from the day-to-day tumble of political argument, scandals, leadership rivalries and exchanges between the political parties, which is about how politicians react to the pressure of events and to the controversies that are highlighted by the media—even if those events do often press upon policy. The agenda reflects strategic choices by elected politicians and other decisions-makers in and around government about which issues to attend to and to act upon—or at least give the appearance of acting upon—using the powers and authority of the state or executive under their control. The policy agenda often involves pre-commitment, that is, it is signalled some time in advance as a programme for government to implement. The idea is that a government should try to carry out its plan of action and as a result gain approval from the electorate at the end of its term in office.