Why does the EU deal with some issues but not others? This is the central question of this book dedicated to agenda-setting processes in the EU. Through a comparison of EU and US policy agendas and the analysis of four case studies in environmental and health policy, this book offers a new understan
Agenda-Setting in the European Union
โ Scribed by Sebastiaan Princen (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 214
- Series
- Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Studying Policy Agendas in the EU....Pages 1-18
Understanding Agenda-Setting Dynamics....Pages 19-43
Assessing Agendas and Agenda Dynamics....Pages 44-56
The Evolution of EU Policy Agendas in Comparative Perspective....Pages 57-79
Starting from Scratch: Moving New Issues onto the EU Agenda....Pages 80-101
A Bridge Too Far? The Limits of EU Agenda Expansion....Pages 102-126
Changing the Tune: Agenda-Setting Dynamics around Recurring Policy Issues....Pages 127-150
Reflections on EU Agenda-Setting....Pages 151-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-203
โฆ Subjects
European Union Politics; Regional and Cultural Studies; Political Science; Comparative Politics; Public Policy; International Relations
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