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In defense of pluralism : policy disagreement and its media coverage /

"The work of early pluralist thinkers, from Arthur Bentley to Robert Dahl, inspired much optimism about democracy. They argued that democracy was functioning well, despite disagreements arising among the diversity of interests represented in policy-making processes. Yet it is unlikely that anyo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montpetit, Éric (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Cambridge, United Kingdom : 2016.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative public policy
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Online Access:Cover image
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: shouts, shoes, and insults; 2. Disagreement and tone in the media; 3. Frames, metaphors and disagreement in the media; 4. Measuring disagreement among policy actors; 5. Do contentious actors stall policy?; 6. Who disagrees with whom and why?; 7. Appreciating the pluralist politics of policy-making; Appendix.