Mass Participation, Electoral Competitiveness, and Issue-Attitude Agreement Between Congressmen and their Constituents

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Quaile Hill ◽  
Patricia A. Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
Mass Participation

In recent research Verba and Nie and Hansen have provided systematic evidence on the positive effects of mass participation on other aspects of the public policy process. Specifically, Verba and Nie demonstrated that for data on American communities, a curvilinear relationship exists between the level of mass political participation and the extent of elite-mass agreement on ‘policy agenda’ items. The effect of this relationship is such that the highest agreement, or ‘attitude concurrence’, is found in those communities with the highest levels of participation. Working with the same data, Hansen3 showed that the competitiveness of elections also influences concurrence independently and that there was an interaction effect of participation and competition on policy-agenda agreement. The interaction was such that attitude concurrence was highest in communities with especially high levels of both participation and competition.

Media influence on public policy in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173
Author(s):  
David Irwin ◽  
Njeri Kiereini
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Occasion Setting ◽  
Free Press ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
The Media

AbstractMany scholars argue that the media can influence policymakers – determining the policy agenda, framing issues, prioritising issues and, on occasion, setting the policy as well. It could be, however, that skilled policymakers exploit the media, so that the media in fact reflects the issues that policymakers want debated. This then poses an important question of whether the media does indeed influence the public policy process. The topic of media influence is widely studied in consolidated democracies but there has been limited research in consolidating democracies. This paper addresses both of these gaps – through exploring the extent to which the media influences policymakers in Kenya, a country perceived to have a moderately free press and one in which a range of interest groups vie to influence government and thus with a media likely to carry a range of competing opinions.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM PEMBERIAN BEASISWA DAERAH UNTUK MAHASISWA KABUPATEN LAMANDAU

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yullya Putri Utami
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Implementation Model ◽  
Edward Iii ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
Using Data

The implementation of public policy is one of the activities in a public policy process that determines whether a policy is in contact with the public interest and can be accepted by the public. Implementation of the Regional Scholarship Program for Lamandau Regency Students based on the Regulations of the Regent of Lamandau Number. 24 of 2013. The scholarship program in the Lamandau Regency area has been in place since 2009 and this program was carried out by the Education and Culture Office of Lamndau Regency. This program aims to help students from Lamandau Regency to accelerate the lecture process and to improve human resources. This study uses a qualitative approach, data collection obtained from interviews, observation, and documentation. And using data analysis techniques in the form of data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. In this study the author uses the Geogre C. Edward III policy implementation model with 4 (four) variables, namely communication, resources, position and bureaucratic structure. Based on the results of the research based on communication variables, it is still not optimal. The lack of socialization from the Dinas to students who will receive scholarship assistance, for resources such as the number of staff, facilities and infrastructure is sufficient. As for the inhibiting factors for this program, the delay in channeling funds from the company as donors and students is still lacking pay attention to systematics, and the requirements set by the Education and Culture Office of Lamandau Regency.

UK E-Voting

2010 ◽  
pp. 183-198
Author(s):  
Mark Liptrott
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Voluntary Adoption ◽  
Elected Representatives

This chapter evaluates the UK government strategy to promote electronic voting through the public policy process as an integral part of the e-government agenda to enhance participatory democracy. It argues that the formulation of the present policy is flawed as it lacks a diffusion strategy to enhance the likelihood of policy adoption. The electoral modernisation policy arose from concerns regarding the falling voter turnout at elections and is being introduced via local authorities through a series of voluntary pilot schemes. If issues influencing local authority pilot participation are not resolved e-voting may be permanently rejected by local elected representatives and so will not be available to citizens. This author identifies variables influencing pilot participation and suggests a revised public policy model incorporating selected diffusion concepts at the formulation stage of the linear policy process. The model is used to propose recommendations to enhance the likelihood of voluntary adoption of a policy introduced by central government for voluntary implementation by local government.

Canadian legislatures, public policy and policy analysis

2018 ◽  
pp. 211-232
Author(s):  
Ted Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Parliamentary System ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Fresh Perspective ◽  
Canadian Public Policy

This chapter aims to clarify the roles that legislatures play in Canadian public policy and its analysis by looking at the institution as it functions in the country’s parliamentary system of government. The chapter begins by describing the four core functions that legislatures perform in Canada’s parliamentary system, namely making government, making government work, making government behave, and making alternative governments. The chapter then explains how and where these functions fit into the public policy process, most significantly in the agenda-setting, implementation and evaluation stages. The chapter concludes with some thoughts on what this fresh perspective on Canadian legislatures and public policy offers for policy analysis in this country.

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