Parliament’s (lack of) agenda-setting power over the executive decision agenda: evidence from Belgium, France and Portugal ; (La falta de) Poder de definición de agenda del parlamento sobre la agenda de decisiones ejecutivas: evidencias de Bélgica, Francia y Portugal ; (A falta de) Poder de definição de agenda do parlamento sobre a agenda de decisões executivas: evidências da Bélgica, França e Portugal

One of the functions of parliamentary questions in modern legislatures is to pressure executives to pay attention to specific issues. But can these questions effectively influence executive decisions? There is surprisingly little empirical research in this area. Adopting an agenda-setting perspective, this article examines the extent to which issue attention in oral parliamentary questions influences the issues addressed in the weekly meetings of the Council of Ministers in three countries (Belgium, France and Portugal). Our findings suggest that the agenda-setting power of parliaments vis-à-v... Mehr ...