Publications [#297162] of Paula D. McClain

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Journal Articles

  1. McClain, PD. "Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence: An Introduction." Policy Studies Review 9.2 (Winter, 1990): 263-272. [doi]
    (last updated on 2026/01/16)

    Abstract:
    The question of where policy issues originate and gain attention is an important one, particularly when issues of concern of minority communities are at stake. Yet the literature on the impact of minority groups in the agenda setting process is virtually nonexistent. This introductory article sets the context for the symposium on “Agenda Setting, Public Policy, and Minority Group Influence” by raising several theoretical and contextual questions about the utility of the extant agenda setting literature as a paradigm for understanding minority group influence on the agenda setting process. Copyright © 1989, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Paula D. McClain

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