International Reactions to the Capitol Attack of January 6th

A Media Frames Analysis

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ID3759218
AuthorsGloria M Boone (Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA, corresponding author), Mary Anne Taylor (0000-0002-7693-370X, Emerson College), Linda M Gallant (Emerson College), Linda Gallant (Emerson College)
Year2023
Volume67
Issue6
Pages784-806
Publication date2023-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027642221091214
OpenAlexW4228997195
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

On January 6, 2021, the United States experienced an insurrection at the United States Capitol that was framed in varying and complex ways by traditional U.S. allies, competing nations, and adversaries. This manuscript examines the statements of foreign leaders, international media reports, and social media posts through a media framing analysis. Thousands of pages of press reports from countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Israel, Russia, and China, formed different views of the insurrection. There were concerns about U.S. democracy, questions about U.S. leadership, and expressions of each nation's self-interest in the transactional nature of their own economical, ideological or political interests. Operationalizing a media frame analysis, this essay examines the January 6th events to suggest that global reactions to democracy are bolstered, ridiculed, and, frequently, contested internationally

China · Content analysis · Democracy · Foreign policy · Frame analysis · Framing (construction) · Ideology · Media studies · Operationalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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