Explaining the international agenda: Frames and power in politics

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dc.contributor.authorRothman, Steven Barry, 1977-
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-08T01:41:57Z
dc.date.available2010-05-08T01:41:57Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.descriptionxiv, 240 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe use of rhetoric to frame policy issues often influences the amount of attention countries pay to international issues and the level of support for those issues. Often, domestic and international actors present different descriptions of policy issues in order to advance their own views and change the international agenda. Despite frequent attempts to change the international agenda and the importance of agendas for policy formation, our understanding of the factors that contribute to why particular issues get international attention is limited. This project develops a theoretical understanding of the development of the international agenda, how issues on that agenda are framed, and why agendas change over time. The project contributes to international relations theory by understanding the factors responsible for increasing attention to issues, and the factors that influence how states define the problems on the international agenda that may eventually become part of international treaties and organizations. The project redefines agendas through a constructivist approach where individuals interpret real phenomena through frames. Rhetoric's influence on agenda changes described in this project also demonstrates a mechanism through which the soft power of attraction changes international outcomes. The project takes a positivist approach to analyzing constructivist and realist causes of agenda changes. The project tests specific implications of these theories of international agenda development and issue framing by examining the case of international efforts to address whaling. The project demonstrates the importance of polarity in enabling changes in attention from security to non-security issues and the importance of rhetoric in causing changes in issue frames.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in charge: Ronald Mitchell, Chairperson, Political Science; Craig Parsons, Member, Political Science; Lars Skalnes, Member, Political Science; Jean Stockard, Outside Member, Planning Public Policy & Mgmten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10353
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2009;
dc.subjectGlobal agendaen_US
dc.subjectFramingen_US
dc.subjectSoft poweren_US
dc.subjectAgenda-settingen_US
dc.subjectWhalingen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental politicsen_US
dc.subjectInternational lawen_US
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.subjectInternational relations
dc.subjectRhetoric
dc.titleExplaining the international agenda: Frames and power in politicsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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