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Government communication and democratic governance: Electoral and policy-related information campaigns in Canada.
- Source :
- Policy & Society; Jan2010, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p13-22, 10p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Government communication is now a large growth industry in many countries. Exactly what is meant by the term, however, varies from author to author. In this paper government communication is conceived as a policy tool or instrument, that is, as a means to give effect to policy goals. Key policy-relevant aspects of the term are examined including differences between the role of government communications in the 'front-end' of the public policy and production processes related to agenda-setting, policy formulation and producer activities as opposed to the 'back-end' of policy implementation, policy evaluation, consumption and distribution. TWo case studies of political and policy-related information campaigns in Canada, one dealing with Elections Canada at the federal level and the second with provincial health policy-making in British Columbia, are examined in order to discern patterns in the use of government communication tools useful as a basis for comparative inquiry into Democratic governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14494035
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Policy & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59835249
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polsoc.2009.11.002