The Policy Agenda
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The Policy Agenda 1. A question of priorities 2. The government agenda vs. the public agenda 3. Non-decisions 4. The rise and fall of agenda items 5. How do issues get on the agenda? - crisis - changes in objective conditions - policy entrepreneurs - elections
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The Policy Agenda. A question of priorities 2. The government agenda vs. the public agenda 3. Non-decisions 4. The rise and fall of agenda items 5. How do issues get on the agenda? - crisis - changes in objective conditions - policy entrepreneurs - elections. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Policy Agenda
1. A question of priorities2. The government agenda vs. the public agenda3. Non-decisions4. The rise and fall of agenda items5. How do issues get on the agenda? - crisis
- changes in objective conditions - policy entrepreneurs - elections
6. Strategic implications of agenda control
Once upon a time (long, long ago), three friends want to go to a concert, but they have diverse preferences: Tom likes the Rolling Stones (A), Dick likes the Grateful Dead (B), and Harry likes James Taylor (C).
Tom: P(a)>P(b)>P(c); Dick: P(b)>P(c)>P(a); Harry: P(c)>P(a)>P(b).
How should they pick a concert? How about an election with a runoff?
First choose between A and B: A winsThen choose between A and C: C wins!
OR:First choose between A and C: C winsThen choose between C and B: B wins!
OR:First choose between B and C: B winsThen choose between B and A: A wins!
Conclusion: She who controls the agenda, controls it all!
