The media influence on public opinion about a Dutch road pricing policy proposal

This study investigates the effect of exposure to news reported by newspapers about the Dutch road pricing proposal (Kilometerheffing) on public opinion. We combine data from a public opinion survey (N = 705) with a content analysis of 280 news articles about the pricing proposal published in five leading Dutch newspapers. Our findings indicate...

Non-Implementation of road pricing policy in the Netherlands: An application of the "advocacy coalition framework"

The implementation of road pricing policies is dependent on political support for the policy. It is frequently argued that many pricing proposals fail to be implemented due to the opposition of one or a group of policy actors (e.g. political parties, interest groups). This study considers this issue and examines the reasons for non...