Studying Framing in Political Communication with an Integrative Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID3757467
AuthorsPaul D’angelo (College of New Jersey, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume56
Issue3
Pages353-364
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764211426332
OpenAlexW2145936390
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited43

This article explores the nature of framing as being an inherently integrative approach to political communication research. It proposes a two-part definition of integrative: "bring together" and "fit into." It holds that knowledge about framing is depicted in models that show a shifting landscape of conceptual definitions of frame and framing, arguing that within a given piece of framing research, the bring-together approach leads to a focus on the operational level of design rather than the level of concept explication and theory development, which is the province of the fit-into approach. Although all framing studies must contain an element of each approach, many studies are characterized by a tension between them

Epistemology · Explication · Framing (construction · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics

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