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Arts, Jules (2024)

The political adoption of expert advice on cross-cutting policy issues: The Dutch case of the WRR

Master thesis | Public Administration (MSc)

This thesis has investigated the extent to which expert advice on cross-cutting policy issues, as expressed by the WRR in its reports, led to political adoption at the national level in the Netherlands. Text analysis of cabinet reactions showed levels of agreement indicating degrees of influence. High levels of agreement, and thus strong influence, were found. A supplementary citation analysis of parliamentary debates showed references to reports indicating types of influence. Very limited references were found. In conclusion, the WRR possesses expert influence to a great but limited extent.

Cross-cutting policy issues

Expert advice

Expert influence

Political adoption

WRR

Author

Arts, Jules

Faculty

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Specialisation

International and European Governance

Supervisors

Christensen, J.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en