Taxing sugar: the Dutch sugar tax discourse in the news media and its political agenda-setting effects

    Project: NWO project

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    In the Netherlands, sugar tax is currently debated as policy measure in the fight against overweight. Previous research has established the political agenda-setting effects of news media debates, thus confirming its influence on public policies. However, this has been neglected for health policies, including sugar tax, even though such policies strongly influence public health and the economy. The project thus aims to investigate: 1) the political agenda-setting effects of the news media debate on the sugar tax, and 2) how the news media construct the sugar tax debate, including which discursive element are adopted in the political debate.

    Description

    Momenteel woedt er in Nederland een debat over de invoer van suikertaks als beleidsmaatregel in de strijd tegen overgewicht. Hoewel bekend is dat nieuwsmedia de politieke agenda mede bepalen en dus de besluitvorming hierover beïnvloeden, is dit voor gezondheidsbeleid nauwelijks onderzocht, en voor suikertaks helemaal niet. Dit is echter wel nodig, omdat dergelijk beleid de volksgezondheid en de economie mede bepalen. Het project beoogt daarom te onderzoeken: 1) in hoeverre het suikertaksdebat in de nieuwsmedia dit onderwerp agendeert in het politieke debat, en 2) hoe de nieuwsmedia het suikerbelastingdebat construeren en wat daarvan wordt overgenomen in het politieke debat.
    StatusActive
    Effective start/end date1/06/23 → …

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