Agenda-Setting Dynamics in Canada

In the vast literature on agenda setting, this book is destined to become one of the top five publications. It will be a 'must read' for anyone involved in this line of research, or for general readers interested in the formation of public opinion and public policy. Maxwell McCombs, Jesse H. Jones Centennial Chair in Communication, University of Texas at Austin

Soroka has produced by far the most detailed and sophisticated study to date of Canadian agenda setting ... his clear and concise discussion of the problematics and methods of studying agenda-setting has provided a significant contribution to the literature on the subject. Michael Howlett, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Political Communication, 20, 343-344, 2003

Soroka has produced by far the most detailed and sophisticated study to date of Canadian agenda setting… his clear and concise discussion of the problematics and methods of studying agenda-setting has provided a significant contribution to the literature on the subject.

[T]his concise and well-written book could certainly prove useful to scholars interested in agenda-setting, public opinion and policy studies ... this book may convince even the most skeptical students of politics to take agenda-setting seriously. Rating: ***** Daniel Béland, University of Calgary, Political Studies Review, 1:3

Soroka’s book is the first study anywhere integrating agenda setting in public policy with agenda setting in the mass media. Consequently, it will be read by public policy and mass media experts worldwide. His truly innovative use of parliamentary question period will be adopted as a standard by students of policy change in parliamentary democracies. The work will be a critical milestone in the study of comparative public policy. Bryan D. Jones, Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of Washington