Political parties' role in political agenda-setting. A longitudinal study in Belgium.

The study tackles political parties' role in the political agenda-setting process in Belgium. Integrating the American and the European approaches to agenda-setting the study adopts a longitudinal and multi-actor perspective to assess parties' net impact on a multitude of political agenda's. Party preferences are not taken for granted but are embedded in the broader political context; they are endogenous factors to be explained.

Keywords:POLITICAL PARTIES, AGENDA SETTING, LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH, POLICY MAKING

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, Communication sciences, Journalism and professional writing, Media studies, Other media and communications