Agenda Setting and Issue Dynamics: Dam Breaching on the Lower Snake River

Autor:	Brad T. Clark
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	River restoration Sociology and Political Science business.industry Process (engineering) Environmental resource management Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Development Politics Dynamics (music) Political economy Political science Environmental policy business Administration (government)
Zdroj:	Society & Natural Resources. 17:599-609
ISSN:	1521-0723 0894-1920
DOI:	10.1080/08941920490466567
Popis:	An important aspect of the policy process involves the evolution of abstract ideas into more concrete and refined items, each engendering political attention and conflict. In the process, certain subjects become prominent on the policy agenda, and some alternatives are seriously considered while others are not. By evaluating how ideas become issues in the first place, this research adds to our understanding on the origins of the policy process. The model offered by Kingdon (1995) is utilized to examine agenda setting in environmental policy and explore the evolution of the idea of dam breaching into a viable policy alternative in the Pacific Northwest. Focusing on the Clinton administration, the model's utility is demonstrated in identifying elements of the three “streams” of the policy process, yet uncertainty remains over the exact status of this agenda issue.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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