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Erkenntnisse aus der Vergangenheit: Eine Analyse von zwanzig Jahren EuroChoices
Author(s) -
Blandford David,
Banse Martin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eurochoices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1746-692X
pISSN - 1478-0917
DOI - 10.1111/1746-692x.12310
Subject(s) - content analysis , political science , prologue , presentation (obstetrics) , qualitative analysis , quantitative analysis (chemistry) , european union , policy analysis , regional science , economic growth , qualitative research , geography , public administration , sociology , economics , social science , medicine , economic policy , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , radiology
Summary This article analyses the content of EuroChoices since its launch in 2001 using textual analysis and a classification of subject matter. The results illuminate the wide coverage of topical issues in agricultural and related policies in the journal. While the focus has been predominantly on Europe and the European Union’s CAP has been a major focus of analysis, there has been considerable coverage of policies in other geographical areas, such as the United States. Over time, the emphasis of contributions has broadened from price and income support policies to those in other areas, including innovation and competitiveness, the environment, rural development, climate change, animal health and welfare, and nutrition and human health. Special Issues and Special Sections have been used to provide in‐depth treatment of topical issues, most recently Brexit and Covid‐19. Many contributions have demonstrated how improvements in data, information and analytical methods (both quantitative and qualitative) can help to illuminate policy issues. The analysis provides important lessons for the future content of the journal. These are: up‐to‐date provision of policy information and analysis; topical treatment of emerging issues; the provision of multiple perspectives on policy options; and in particular the presentation of the results of qualitative and quantitative economic analysis in an understandable form.