Leifeld, P., Henrichsen, T., Buckton, C. , Fergie, G. and Hilton, S. (2022) Belief system alignment and cross-sectoral advocacy efforts in policy debates. Journal of European Public Policy, 29(8), pp. 1225-1248. (doi: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1945131)
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Abstract
Political actors participate in policy debates as an advocacy strategy to influence political opponents and public opinion. They often engage in cross-sectoral advocacy by participating in multiple adjacent debates. To investigate what factors influence cross-sectoral advocacy in policy debates, we examined advocacy coalitions in two health policy debates in the UK – the regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages and alcoholic drinks. We predicted cross-sectoral advocacy efforts across 237 actors, such as health charities, manufacturers, or retailers, as a function of their belief system alignment relative to their advocacy coalition. In a methodological innovation, Bayesian item response models were applied to policy beliefs stated publicly by actors in eleven newspapers to measure the ideological positions of actors and beliefs relative to their advocacy coalition. Extreme belief alignment relative to one’s coalition, a small spread of stated beliefs, and a strong engagement were found to explain cross-sectoral advocacy.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | SH, GF and CB were supported by UK Medical Research Council and Chief Scientist Office core funding as part of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit Policy programme (2015-2020) MC_UU_12017/15; SPHSU15: and Complexity in Health programme (2020-2025) MC_UU_00022/1; SPHSU16. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Fergie, Dr Gillian and Henrichsen, Tim and Leifeld, Professor Philip and Hilton, Professor Shona and Buckton, Christina |
| Authors: | Leifeld, P., Henrichsen, T., Buckton, C., Fergie, G., and Hilton, S. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Journal of European Public Policy |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 1350-1763 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1466-4429 |
| Published Online: | 28 June 2021 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of European Public Policy 29(8): 1225-1248 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence |
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