Political agenda

A political agenda is a set of issues and policies laid out by ideological or political groups; as well as topics under discussion by a governmental executive, or a cabinet in government that tries to influence current and near-future political news and debate.[1][2][3]

The political agenda when shaped by government can be influenced by grass-roots support from party activists at events such as a party conference and can even be shaped by non governmental activist groups which have a political aim.[4][5]

Increasingly the mass media can have an effect in shaping the political agenda through its news coverage of events.[2]

A political party can be described as "shaping the political agenda" or "setting the political agenda" if its promotion of certain issues gains prominent news coverage, for example at election time a political party wants to promote its polices and gain prominent news coverage in order to increase its support.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) El diseño de la agenda política y la construcción de alternativas de solución en la política de inmigración española. Civilizar. Ciencias Sociales y Humanas. 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 The Mass Media’s Political Agenda-Setting Power. Comparative Political Studies. 2008.
  3. ↑ (Spanish) Estudio de agenda setting: Conceptos, metodología y bordajes posibles. Acta Académica. 2009.
  4. ↑ (Spanish) Las bases sociales de la política Española. Revista Española de Sociología. 2004.
  5. ↑ How can NGOs lobby effectively to impact the political agenda? The Guardian. 26 de marzo de 2015.
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