2020年8月，孙宗锋副教授的最新研究成果——《媒体运用、政治兴趣与民众对政府年度报告的议题关注——来自中国19个主要城市的证据》在《亚洲公共政策》杂志发表。

政府年度报告是中国各级政府关注何种议题的指向标。根据2016年6月进行的一项调查数据，政府年度报告的议题可分为两类：宏观经济问题和民生问题。总体而言，中国19个城市的民众对民生问题的关注度超过了对经济问题的关注。实证研究结果显示，媒体的运用和政治兴趣可以解释不同民众对议题的关注程度缘何不同。此外，社交媒体在政治兴趣对民生问题关注度的影响过程中发挥了调节作用。

《亚洲公共政策》正式创刊于2008年，目前已成为主要的公共政策期刊之一，主要关注从比较和国际视角对亚洲地区的发展、政策和治理等相关问题的研究。

Zongfeng Sun & Jun Yang (2020) Media usage, political interest and citizens’ issue attention to government annual report in China- evidence from 19 major cities, Journal of Asian Public Policy, DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2020.1810845

Media usage, political interest and citizens’ issue attention to government annual report in China- evidence from 19 major cities

A Government Annual Report (GAR) plays a critical role in signaling what issues governments at various levels in China paid attention to. Based on data from a survey conducted in June 2016, we divide GAR topics into two categories: macro-economic issue and citizen livelihood issue. On average, citizens are more interested in livelihood issue than economy issue in 19 cities in China. Our empirical analysis shows that media usage and political interest can explain the variation in issue attention among different citizens. We also find that the effect of political interest on livelihood issue can be mediated by social media.

作者|金淑霞