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POLICY PREFERENCE FORMATION IN LEGISLATIVE POLITICS:STRUCTURES, ACTORS, AND FOCAL POINTS

Ringe, Nils (2006) POLICY PREFERENCE FORMATION IN LEGISLATIVE POLITICS:STRUCTURES, ACTORS, AND FOCAL POINTS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This dissertation introduces and tests a model of policy preference formation in legislative politics. Emphasizing a dynamic relationship between structure, agent, and decision-making process, it ties the question of policy choice to the dimensionality of the normative political space and the strategic actions of parliamentary agenda-setters. The model proposes that structural factors, such as ideology, shape policy preferences to the extent that legislative specialists successfully link them to specific policy proposals through the provision of informational focal points. These focal points shift attention toward particular aspects of a legislative proposal, thus shaping the dominant interpretation of its content and consequences and, in turn, individual-level policy preferences. The propositions of the focal point model are tested empirically with data from the European Parliament (EP), using both qualitative (interview data, content analyses of parliamentary debates) and quantitative methods (multinomial logit regression analyses of roll-call votes). The findings have implications for our understanding of politics and law-making in the European Union and for the study of legislative decision-making more generally.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Ringe, Nilsnringe@gmx.net
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairSbragia, Albertasbragia@ucis.pitt.eduSBRAGIA
Committee MemberPeters, B Guybgpeters@pitt.eduBGPETERS
Committee MemberVictor, Jenniferjnvictor@pitt.eduJNVICTOR
Committee MemberHallerberg, Markmhalle2@emory.edu
Committee MemberBraeuninger, Thomasthomas.braeuninger@uni-konstanz.de
Date: 6 July 2006
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 10 April 2006
Approval Date: 6 July 2006
Submission Date: 26 April 2006
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Political Science
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: decision-making; European Parliament (EP); European Union (EU); Legislatures; preference formation
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04262006-175832/, etd-04262006-175832
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 19:42
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:42
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7657

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