It considers the politics of definition of the secularity of the Nigerian State in the context of the role of the State as a differentiator and distributor of scarce public resources. It looks at the precepts laid down for the ... Agbaje,Adigun - 《Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Pol...
Political Campaigns: Politicians often use framing to their advantage. For instance, a policy might be presented as “protecting national security” instead of “increasing surveillance,” even though both statements refer to the same action. The first frame appeals to our desire for safety, while ...
Framing is often used in political communication to influence how an event or policy is perceived. Example: Framing effect and politics “Tax relief” is a term often used to refer to “tax cuts.” By framing taxes in this way, politicians emphasize their burdensome qualities, while any benef...
G. Keren, On the Definition and Possible Underpinnings of Framing Effects: A Brief Review and a Critical Evaluation. S. Sher, C.R.M. McKenzie, Levels of Information: A Framing Hierarchy. D. Soman, H.K. Ahn, Mental Accounting and Individual Welfare. C. Janiszewski, Too Many Views to Ca...
E. E. Schattschneider's (1957: 937, 1960: 66) aphoristic definition of policy alternatives as the supreme instrument of power in politics continues to challenge research in political science. His work helped to establish the notion that agenda setting structures political choices (see Bachrach and...
Political Framing For example, Sharon can see how a theoretical framework that privileges longevity has been really important to health care policies in the United States. In general, laws and policies in the U.S. are oriented toward helping people lead longer lives. ...
in situations where coastal actors’ problem definitions differ, there may be coastal protection technologies solving all defined problems without necessarily converging on the problem definition itself.3We argue that these alternative concepts are not exclusively useful. We contend that an approach centring...
Accord- ing to the definition of a socio-technical regime, industry, science, politics, and culture, i.e. media, are established actors of automobility in Germany [30, 32]. We identified exemplary representatives as follows. Industry Having the highest market share and based on their importance...
The conceptualisation of climate change as a super-issue superseding other environmental issues framed the definition of policy issues and the scope of appropriate responses, in The year of scrappage The compromise cars and CO2 regulations crawled into place at the end of 2008. 2009 became the ...
A major thesis of this volume is that the definition of a social problem is time, place, and context bound.1 It is not difficult to cite examples from the disciplines of law, psychiatry, sociology, and psychology. In the not very distant past the questio