ESF - ECRP - The Politics of Attention: West European politics in times of change.

Main aims of this project are:-To develop a new theorietical perspective on the "issue supply of politics" in West Europe. how can similarities and differences between countries be understood?-To develop a more comprehensive understanding of agenda-setting dynamics. What is the role of different actors such as mass media and political parties? What are the effects of the different institutional structures found across Europe?-To strengthen the comparative element in policy agendas research. How does American based policy agenda theory work in a European context?-To establish a unique data source for studying politics in West Europe. Experience from the American Policy Agendas Project show that the datasets established through this research project can be of value to many other scholars.

Keywords:POLITICAL PARTIES, AGENDA SETTING, POLITICAL AGENDA, EUROPEAN POLITICS, TIMES OF CHANGE, MASSMEDIA

Disciplines:Other economics and business, Citizenship, immigration and political inequality, International and comparative politics, Multilevel governance, National politics, Political behaviour, Political organisations and institutions, Political theory and methodology, Public administration, Other political science

Project type:Collaboration project