Abstract
Studies of agenda-setting deal with the attention (or lack thereof) that issues receive in policy-making processes. It is intimately linked with framing, which serves to highlight certain (aspects of) issues to the detriment of others. Agenda-setting theory originated and was largely developed in the United States, but can fruitfully be applied in a European context as well. This chapter identifies and discusses the key insights from agenda-setting theory and their relevance for understanding politics, policy processes, and public administration in Europe. It shows what amendments to the original, US-based theories have been made in the European context and how those amendments have contributed to theory-building more generally. This relates both to agenda-setting within European states and in the European Union.
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Princen, S. (2018). Agenda-Setting and Framing in Europe. In: Ongaro, E., Van Thiel, S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55269-3_28
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