Comparative Policy Agendas: Theory, Tools, Data
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Author Description
This book summarizes recent advances in the work on agenda-setting in a comparative perspective. The book first presents and explains the data-gathering effort undertaken within the Comparative Agendas Project over the past ten years. Individual country chapters then present the research undertaken within the many national projects. The third section illustrates the possibilities and directions for new research in comparative public policy using the data presented in this book. All the data used and discussed in the book is moreover publicly available. The book represents a significant contribution to the study of comparative public policy. By introducing a unified research infrastructure it opens up new possibilities for both empirical and theoretical research in this area.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the theoretical frameworks and methodological tools required to analyze agenda-setting processes across diverse national political systems. The authors, all prominent scholars in the field of comparative public policy, synthesize a decade of collaborative research from the Comparative Agendas Project. They argue that a unified, cross-national data infrastructure is necessary to move beyond isolated case studies and toward a robust, empirical understanding of how policy priorities shift over time.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Longitudinal data sets covering policy agendas across multiple nations
- Standardized coding methodologies for comparative political research
- Theoretical applications for analyzing policy change and stability
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide an exhaustive history of every individual nation's political development
- It focuses primarily on the Comparative Agendas Project framework rather than qualitative political theory
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this work as a foundational resource for researchers utilizing the Comparative Agendas Project data. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is intended for an academic audience familiar with quantitative political science methods.
Page Count:
423
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0192572237
ISBN-13:
9780192572233
Comparative Government
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Data Analysis
