Media discourses on the economy in Ireland: framing the policy possibilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 249-262
Author(s):  
Brendan K. O’Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
Discursive Power ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Policy Discourses

Chapter Seventeen argues that a discursive approach can add much to our understanding of what has happened in policy analysis in Ireland. The concept of hyper-specialization is introduced as an important feature of the context in which policy discourse takes place, and shows the complexities discourses face as they travel across societies. Policy relevant discourses of media, and actors within the media, are examined, along with what recent developments mean for Irish public policy discourse. An important factor is how such policy discourses are internationalised in Ireland and the impact of that complication on participation in policy debates is examined. Further complexities include the effects of technocratization and economization on how we discuss policy. The chapter concludes that the discursive power of economists remains an important feature of our policy discourses.

Policy Analysis in the United States

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Media ◽  
National Governments

Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters. This volume is part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, enabling scholars to compare cross-nationally concepts and practices of public policy analysis in the media, sub-national governments, and many more institutional settings. The book explores the current landscape of public policy in the US, its breadth and complexities, and the role of policy analysis. It highlights the role and importance of policy analysis in the present, especially in the context of “alternative facts”, as well as looking at the evolution of the discipline over time. It examines policy analysis from local to national levels, and includes specific chapters examining how public policies and policy analysis have been shaped by, and shapes, public opinion, the American political landscape, the media, public and private sectors, higher education, and more. It includes an examination of how the academic fields of policy training and policy analysis are changing, and how policy analysis as a discipline, which started in the US, has grown and developed internationally.

Reflections on emerging trends in clinical work with gender diverse children and adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nastasja M de Graaf ◽  
Polly Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Media

Gender is a fast-evolving and topical field which is often the centre of attention in the media and in public policy debates. The current cultural and social climate provides possibilities for young people to express themselves. Gender diverse young people are not only developing new ways of describing gender, but they are also shaping what is required of clinical interventions. Emerging cultural, social and clinical trends, such as increases in referrals, shifts in sex ratio and diversification in gender identification, illustrate that gender diverse individuals are not a homogeneous group. How do evolving concepts of gender impact the clinical care of gender diverse young people presenting to specialist gender clinics today?

scholarly journals The Representation of Roma in the Romanian Media During COVID-19: Performing Control Through Discursive-Performative Repertoires

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Chiruta
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Critical Social Theory ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

This article investigates the narratives employed by the Romanian media in covering the development of COVID-19 in Roma communities in Romania. This paper aims to contribute to academic literature on Romani studies, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, by adopting as its case study the town of Ţăndărei, a small town in the south of Romania, which in early 2020 was widely reported by Romanian media during both the pre- and post-quarantine period. The contributions rest on anchoring the study in post-foundational theory and media studies to understand the performativity of Roma identity and the discursive-performative practices of control employed by the Romania media in the first half of 2020. Aroused by the influx of ethnic Romani returning from Western Europe, the Romanian mainstream media expanded its coverage through sensationalist narratives and depictions of lawlessness and criminality. These branded the ethnic minority as a scapegoat for the spreading of the virus. Relying on critical social theory, this study attempts to understand how Roma have been portrayed during the Coronavirus crisis. Simultaneously, this paper resonates with current Roma theories about media discourses maintaining and reinforcing a sense of marginality for Roma communities. To understand the dynamics of Romanian media discourses, this study employs NVivo software tools and language-in-use discourse analysis to examine the headlines and sub headlines of approximately 300 articles that have covered COVID-19 developments in Roma communities between February and July 2020. The findings from the study indicate that the media first focused on exploiting the sensationalism of the episodes involving Roma. Second, the media employed a logic of polarization to assist the authorities in retaking control of the pandemic and health crisis from Romania. The impact of the current study underlines the need to pay close attention to the dynamics of crises when activating historical patterns of stigma vis-à-vis Roma communities in Eastern Europe.

The Current State of Public Policy Studies and Field in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Cenay Babaoğlu ◽  
Onur Kulaç
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
General Situation ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Future Expectations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Recent Developments

Public policy analysis is essential for governments in finding out the success and the failure of the policies. Therefore, policy actors make a massive contribution to ease the analysis process. As one of the most important countries in Europe, Turkey has numerous policies that need to be discussed in detail. This chapter is an attempt to examine the recent developments, future expectations in policy analysis, and their repercussions on the public administration in Turkey. In the chapter, the studies and the activities carried out by Turkish scholars will be observed to assess the general situation in terms of public policy. To this end, a variety of institutional reports, information notes and memo will be examined. The chapter will be concluded with a discussion of the current and future challenges facing public policy analyses in Turkey to offer practical policy recommendations. This chapter reveals that although encouraging progress has been in public policy studies in Turkey over the years, the importance attributed to public policy field is still not at the desired level.

Semiospheres, Media, Discourses, and Comparative Studies: Some Developmental Perspectives

Tekstualia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Ewa Szczęsna
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Media Comparison ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Communications ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The Impact

The paper discusses the status, the research problems and the goals of comparative studies in the area of diverse media and discourses. It explores the differences between inter-semiotic, inter-media and inter-discursive approaches. It characterizes the media comparison in the synchronic and diachronic models. It emphasizes the advantages of media comparative studies, the impact of inter-semiotic, inter-media and inter-discursive studies on media communications and texts of culture in general.

Sorry, Wrong Number: The Use and Misuse of Numerical Facts in Analysis and Media Reporting of Energy Issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan G. Koomey ◽  
Chris Calwell ◽  
Skip Laitner ◽  
Jane Thornton ◽  
Richard E. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
Analytical Process ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
The Media ◽  
Wrong Number ◽  
Energy Issues

▪ Abstract  Students of public policy sometimes envision an idealized policy process where competent data collection and incisive analysis on both sides of a debate lead to reasoned judgments and sound decisions. Unfortunately, numbers that prove decisive in policy debates are not always carefully developed, credibly documented, or correct. This paper presents four widely cited examples of numbers in the energy field that are either misleading or wrong. It explores the origins of these numbers, how they missed the mark, and how they have been misused by both analysts and the media. In addition, it describes and uses a three-stage analytical process for evaluating such statistics that involves defining terms and boundaries, assessing underlying data, and critically analyzing arguments.

Why doesn’t anyone talk about non-union collective agreements?

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 784-807
Author(s):  
Mark Bray ◽  
Shae McCrystal ◽  
Leslee Spiess
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Collective Agreement ◽  
Main Section ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Collective Agreements ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
The Media ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Way

Non-union collective agreements have become a common and widely accepted phenomenon in Australian industrial relations since the 1990s. This article asks why they are so rarely discussed in research, the media and public policy debates. On the way to exploring a range of factors that answer this question, we first summarise the relevant legislative provisions and reflect on their international exceptionalism. We review both data on the incidence and coverage of non-union collective agreements and the modest research on the practice of non-union collective agreement-making, almost all of which preceded the Fair Work Act. The penultimate main section analyses the few accounts of non-union collective agreements in the media and policy debates. The last main section presents our speculative and multi-causal answer to the why question.

Supreme Audit Institutions and their communication strategies

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén González ◽  
Antonio López ◽  
Roberto García
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Media ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
The Impact

In the past, Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) rarely publicized their work. In the 1990s, a few began to publish booklets and brochures for popular consumption and to establish ties with the media. These days, SAIs are concerned about communication. A communication policy completes their cycle of accountability, justifies their existence, is an essential component of their independence and efficiency and brings about measures which assess the impact of their work.The aim of this article is to analyse the latest communication strategies developed by SAIs in order to publicize the results of their activity and to provide the public with an overall vision of what they do. The study, based on a questionnaire sent out to European Union SAIs, highlights the fact that these bodies undertake wide-ranging communication activities involving a close relationship with the media and the use of Internet websites. Points for practitioners This article explores the most recent developments in European Union SAI communication strategy. Based on survey research, the study concludes that SAIs maintain a close relationship with the media and have been able to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Internet to publish their results and to provide users with an overview of their work. For SAIs, this analysis allows them to be graded in terms of their relationship with the media and how they use Internet websites. Hence it will be possible to establish criteria leading to improvements or maintenance of their relative situation.

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