Radon and Asbestos: A Study of Agenda Setting and Causal Stories

Scheberle, Denise

doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1994.tb02181.x

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“…Risk factors and public-health concerns, for example, were mstrumental m allowing problems associated with exposure to radon and asbestos to gam agenda status (Scheberle 1994 (Davis 1993). Environmental policies can evolve from technical or scientific claims.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste management agenda setting: a case of incorrect problem definition?

Peretz

1998

Waste Manag Res

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This paper uses Rochefort and Cobb's anatomy of problem and Kingdon's agenda building model to explain how capac ity issues involving hazardous and solid wastes found their way onto the agendas of the United States Congress and the State of Tennessee General Assembly. Through this case study, several conclusions are offered about agenda building, problem definition, capacity assurance planning and the implications of environmental problems reaching agenda sta tus through political avenues. First, although scientific or technical assertions are often necessary for an environmental issue to reach policy agenda status, neither applies in this case. Instead, political issues (e.g. the perceived failure to site management facilities) prevailed. Second, the outcome of the solution (capacity assurance planning) crystallized problems that were not perceived as problems but might have proven to be and raised the question of incorrect problem identifica tion. Third, capacity assurance planning is a useful analytical tool but should also be viewed as a valid planning exercise. Finally, sustainability and commitment to solving environ mental problems even though they may arise through politi cal avenues are crucial.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste management agenda setting: a case of incorrect problem definition?

Peretz

1998

Waste Manag Res

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“…This category provides a spectrum, of sorts, with, at one end, some applications using MSA in a meaningful way that shows knowledge of the theoretical context in which the MSA study is situated, and, at the other, MSA applications making more cursory reference to MSA alongside other theories. We place these studies notionally on a spectrum from in-depth to cursory mention of MSA and other theories: Birkland (2004) shows an appreciation of the links among MSE, PET, and social construction of target populations (SCTP); Jordan, Wurzel, Zito, and Br€ uckner (2003) refer to ideas-based, institutional, and MSA accounts of policy transfer; J. M. cites Kingdon as part of a wide-ranging conceptual discussion on the role of ideas and institutions; Mazzar (2007) discusses MSA alongside a wider appreciation of agenda setting and SCTP; Saint-Germain and Calamia (1996) briefly discuss incrementalism alongside MSA; Scheberle (1994) combines some aspects of MSA with Stone's (1989) work on causal stories; and Keeler (1993) examines agenda setting but with an often-cursory reference to Kingdon. Examining the analyses in Jones et al (2016) and placing their study's findings on a similar continuum is illustrative. Cursory mentions were the norm for the Jones et al study.…”

Section: The Combination Of Msa and Other Theories: In-depth And Cursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?

Cairney¹,

Jones²

2015

Policy Studies Journal

310

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Abstract. While John Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach (MSA) remains a key reference point in the public policy literature, few have attempted to assess MSA holistically. To assess its broader impact and trends in usage, we combine in-depth analysis of representative studies, with comprehensive coverage of MSA-inspired articles, to categorize its impact. We find that Kingdon's work makes two separate contributions. First, it has contributed to the development of 'evolutionary' policy theories such as punctuated equilibrium. Second, it has prompted a large, dedicated, and often empirical, literature. However, most MSA empirical applications only engage with broader policy theory superficially. The two contributions are oddly independent of each other. We argue that these trends in application are due largely to its intuitive appeal and low 'barrier to entry'. Drawing on other policy approaches, we offer suggestions to improve the MSA-inspired literature.

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“…The stream model also incorporates the major conceptual elements of the above mentioned approaches. For many scholars, Kingdon's model has proved to be insightful in their research on a broad range of policy issues (environmental and nonenvironmental alike) while taken as is or with certain modifications (among others see Howlett, 1998; Kamieniecki, 2000; Lober, 1997; Scheberle, 1994; Tiesman, 2000; Zahariadis & Allen, 1995).…”

Section: Agenda Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making a Policy Problem of Water Export in Canada: 1960–2002

Bakenova

2008

Policy Studies Journal

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The article explores how political tensions developed around the issue of Canadian water export, how policy solutions and alternatives to the problem were offered, and how finally it came to be recognized by the national government. The water export issue reached the formal agenda after a lengthy period of being denied serious consideration. However, it is arguable that agendas are set if an issue receives attention from policy decision makers. This is because an issue's ascension to agenda status is not an indication of how it is actually going to be decided upon. The case of water export demonstrates that the government adopted a policy solution consistent with assumptions prevalent at the time and acceptable among elected decision makers. Yet, the solution was contrary to the expectations of those who demanded a complete water export ban in Canada.

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Radon and Asbestos: A Study of Agenda Setting and Causal Stories

Cited by 29 publications

References 6 publications

Waste management agenda setting: a case of incorrect problem definition?

Waste management agenda setting: a case of incorrect problem definition?

Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?

Making a Policy Problem of Water Export in Canada: 1960–2002

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