Tien jaar VARA-Ombudsman. Een empirisch onderzoek naar de invloed van de TV-Ombudsman en zijn coalitiepartners op het beleid van de overheid

Samenvatting

In 1969 the Dutch Labor Broadcasting Company (VARA) started a television program in which the ombudsman dealt with collective problems of the common people. Solutions for these problems were sought by trying to influence governmental institutions. In these influence attempts the ombudsman always acted in coalition with others, eg, members of parliament, &/or pressure groups. The influence of the television-ombudsman coalition declined during the period 1969-1979. Possible explanations are the economic recession since 1974 &/or VARA policy changes. Examined were five conditions which might be significant for the successes that the television-ombudsman coalition gained: (1) trade-union; (2) Television broadcasting frequency; (3) number of directly concerned people; (4) financial cost of solving the problem; & (5) type of policy measure. Only (2) & (5) proved related to the success of the influence process. 6 Tables. Modified HA.