The Power of Persuasion

Issue Framing and Advocacy in Argentina

Bibliographic Data

ID3302099
AuthorsAmy Risley (0000-0002-5491-134X, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume43
Issue4
Pages663-691
Publication date2011-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x11001064
OpenAlexW2095515279
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited25

This article examines the collective action frames that civil societal actors in Argentina have used while engaging in advocacy. It argues that by devising effective framing strategies, members of civil society organisations increase their chances of participating in the agenda-setting, formulation and adoption phases of policy-making. The relationship between framing and participation is supported by a comparative analysis of two cases of advocacy: the campaign for a freedom of information law and the struggle for child protection legislation. The evidence suggests that civil societal actors often rely on the strength of their ideas and their persuasive power to achieve political relevance, which is analytically distinct from political outcomes

Civil society · Collective action · Framing (construction) · Law and economics · Legislation · Persuasion · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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