Publication
Title
Political elites' media responsiveness and their individual political goals : a study of national politicians in Belgium
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Abstract
This paper addresses the micro level variation in media responsiveness by political elites. It hypothesizes that individual political goals, in addition to party position, affect the extent to which MPs parliamentary initiatives are inspired by media cues. Regression analysis on data from a survey with Belgian national parliamentarians confirms this assumption. Opposition MPs react more to the media than coalition MPs. Within parties, MPs who are focused on party political goals display higher levels of media responsiveness than MPs who are not. The findings are explained by the differential usefulness of news coverage for various political actors.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Research & Politics
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Publication
2015
ISSN
2053-1680
DOI
10.1177/2053168015593307
Volume/pages
(2015) , 7 p.
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Information-processing by individual political actors. The determinants of exposure, attention and action.
Information-processing by individual political actors. The determinants of exposure, attention and action in a comparative perspective (INFOPOL).
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 07.10.2022
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