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(Unpublished)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Unpublished |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