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Framing and social movements

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ID5965352
AuthorsManuela Caiani (0000-0002-2174-6579, SNS Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume25
Issue2
Pages195-209
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14614456231154734
OpenAlexW4323544734
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited33

This article explores the notion and method of discourse and frame analysis in social movement studies. Different cases of frame analysis applied to various types of social movements and contentious politics in Europe are used to illustrate the argument. As stressed in the introduction to this special issue, although the concept of frame and framing is used in several disciplines and approaches in the cognitive, language and social sciences, research on social movements still presents some gaps. One is the prevalent application of frame analysis approach to progressive left wing movements, leaving aside actors on the Right. A second weakness is the scarcity of empirical research combining the micro (i.e. activists) and meso (i.e. organizations) level of framing and exploring dynamics of frame ‘(dis-)alignment’. Third, there is mainly a focus on the framing of national rather than transnational contention, although as this article shows, social movement research is increasing on this regard. The fourth weakness is the scarcity of applications of framing and frame analysis to collective actors and policies - a promising line of research to which social movement studies could make valuable contributions. This article will address these issues to highlight promising venues of research and application in social movement studies

Aside · Content analysis · Contentious politics · Economics · Epistemology · Frame analysis · Linguistics · Political opportunity · Political science · Politics · Scarcity · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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Unique citing works41
Citations per year13,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 37

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