One of the first empirical analyses of the interaction of the media, the public, and policymakers in Canada, this book makes an important contribution to the study of political communications and policymaking well beyond the Canadian context.

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Issues and Issue Types

3 The Media Agenda

4 The Public Agenda

5 The Policy Agenda

6 Modelling Agenda-Setting

7 Expanding the Models

8 Final Conclusions

Appendices

A Time Series Methods and Agenda-Setting

B The Media Agenda

C The Public Agenda

D The Policy Agenda

E Real-World Indicators

References

Index