A tale of two independence movements
How do citizens encounter issues of international law and democratic theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ekaterina Levintova, Екатерина Левинтова (University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1167-1188 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905992.2017.1299121 |
| OpenAlex | W2737754902 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Foreign policy events, including secessionism and independence movements, become objectified for most citizens through media coverage. Accordingly, I look at the coverage of Kosovo's and Scotland's bids for independence in the two top national newspapers, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Scholarship in international law, democratic theory, and comparative politics might have valuable insights on independence processes, but it is the media frames inspired by these strands of theoretical literature that shape public opinion and/or reflect policy-makers’ preferences (and biases) in the foreign policy arena. I find that print media can engage in theoretically sophisticated coverage of secessionist movements, which often echoes scholarly insights derived from the relevant academic literature. The two European case studies show consistent application of tropes and frames that one would find in the academic publications on the subject. Yet these cases also illustrate profound differences in media framing not reducible to objective legal and political differences between the two events. US foreign policy considerations also appear to play a role in explaining variance in media frames
Democracy · Democratic Theory · Foreign policy · Framing (construction · Independence (probability theory · Law and economics · Media studies · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Scholarship · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
Three International Dimensions of Democratization
Subnational Democracy in the European Union
Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Subversive Institutions
Justice, Legitimacy, and Self-Determination
The International Dimensions of Democratization
When the Press Fails
Political Self-Determination and Global Egalitarianism
Soft News Goes to War
Divided We Stand
Why Federalism Did Not Lead to Secession in Cameroon
Multilevel Governance, Equality and Human Rights
Mass Violence and the Recognition of Kosovo
Kosovo and the Framing of Non-Secessionist Self-Government Claims in Romania
Crimea
Self-Determination After Kosovo
The right to self-determination in international politics
Scotland Out the Union? The Rise and Rise of the Nationalist Agenda
Secessionism from the Bottom Up
Divided We Stand
How the Media Affect What People Think
The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media
Constitutional Design for Divided Societies
The Relationships Between Mass Media, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy
Secessionism in Multicultural States
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |