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The media accountability of independent regulatory agencies
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Maggetti, Martino |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) are increasingly attracting academic and societal attention, as they represent the institutional cornerstone of the regulatory state and play a key role in policy-making. Besides the expected benefits in terms of credibility and efficiency, these regulators are said to bring about a ‘democratic deficit’, following their statutory separation from democratic institutions. Consequently, a ‘multi-pronged system of control’ is required. This article focuses on a specific component of this system, that is, the media. The goal is to determine whether media coverage of IRAs meets the necessary prerequisites to be considered a potential ‘accountability forum’ for regulators. The results of a comparison of two contrasted cases – the British and Swiss competition commissions – mostly support the expectations, because they show that media coverage of IRAs corresponds to that of the most relevant policy issues and follows the regulatory cycle. Furthermore, a systematic bias in media coverage can be excluded. |
| Related Links | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/66107/1/Maggetti-2012.pdf http://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/66107/1/Maggetti-2012.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/DF8416832F2BD5197D6C723BE55DB5DF/S1755773911000208a.pdf/div-class-title-the-media-accountability-of-independent-regulatory-agencies-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 408 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| Starting Page | 385 |
| ISSN | 17557739 |
| e-ISSN | 17557747 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755773911000208 |
| Journal | European Political Science Review |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2012-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | European Political Science Review Public Administration |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations |
