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The shaping of interpretative frameworks
Other Titles: Functions, approaches, and typologies of frames
Authors: Kountouri, Fani
Reviewer: Afouxenidis, Alexandros
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Abstract:
This chapter addresses the methodological challenge of framing. Framing is understood as the social practice through which problems are signified via the selective emphasis on specific aspects of an issue. Within this context, the mechanism of framing involves the process of defining a problem, a situation, or a political stake as the result of selectively presenting and distinguishing certain features that guide interpretation in a particular direction. Framing is conceptualized as a mechanism of power, insofar as the actor capable of rendering their interpretation visible and dominant can steer public action, thereby reflecting the broader political and social balance of power. Words, phrases, images, headlines and subheadings, news tickers, captions, faces—all elements present in political discourse, front-page headlines, television reports, legislative texts, collective action materials, campaign slogans, or news commentary—shape (or co-shape) the frame of a problem, i.e., the way it is defined. The widespread use of the concept of framing across various fields—including Public Policy analysis, Communication Studies, and the study of Collective Action—highlights its epistemological breadth and interdisciplinary significance.
Linguistic Editors: Ananiadis, Dimitris
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4429
Bibliographic Reference: Kountouri, F. (2015). The shaping of interpretative frameworks [Chapter]. In Kountouri, F. 2015. Public problems on the political agenda: theoretical and empirical approaches [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4429
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Public problems on the political agenda: theoretical and empirical approaches
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions