Tag: Stefaan Walgrave
Research from Belgium shows that partisan, rather than policy goals lead to MPs’ media responsiveness
Media coverage influences the parliamentary agenda. Research in many different European countries has shown that MPs ask parliamentary questions or initiate debate about the news of the day. Julie Sevenans, Stefaan Walgrave and Debby Vos examine why they do so, by investigating whether Belgian politicians’ media responsiveness is influenced by their political goals. They find […]
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