Abstract
Abstract This article aims to present a brief reflection on the studies in the field of the public policy agenda. To this end, the text presents the main theoretical and methodological developments on the subject found in the international literature, with an emphasis on three fundamental contributions: the studies developed by Cobb and Elder in the 1970s; John Kingdon’s multiple streams model in the 1980s; and Baumgartner and Jones’ propositions from the 1990s until the present. Next, we seek to understand how policy agenda-setting studies have been developed in Brazil. To do so, we conduct a mapping of the Brazilian academic production, considering theses, dissertations, and articles published in journals between 2000 and 2018. In conclusion, we note the growing expansion of agenda studies in Brazil, and we draw attention to some of the characteristics of these works, such as the preferred policy areas and the theoretical and methodological frameworks favored by researchers, among other aspects.
Highlights
Agenda setting is one of the most critical elements of the public policy process
Understanding agenda setting is fundamental for understanding the exercise of political power in a democratic context, agenda-setting studies are relatively recent in the international literature and, as we shall see, are still more recent in Brazil
The policy agenda-setting literature has evolved since the 1970s, both theoretically and methodologically
Summary
Agenda setting is one of the most critical elements of the public policy process. The agenda is the range of issues considered important at any given moment by policymakers or people around them with influence (direct or indirect) on the decision-making process (Kingdon, 2003). In the most recent period, new issues and approaches related to the international literature of public policy have been circulating more intensely in the Brazilian academic community, leading to greater diversity in the research interests of scholars. In this context, research on the agenda in Brazil is developing, and we believe this is an expanding field of study. We seek to identify the methodological pathways that underpin agenda research, trying to understand how scholars have effectively addressed the question of how to study the agenda This theoretical and methodological balance, based on the international literature, stands as a reference for mapping the agenda research in Brazil. At the end of the paper, some general conclusions about the studies on policy agendas are presented
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