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Making the most of the frame: developing the analytical potential of frame analysis

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  • Emma Björnehed
  • Josefina Erikson

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Frame analysis has been developed and applied across contexts in several disciplines such as policy analysis, where the perspective has proven fruitful to carve out essential differences in the construction of meaning and to understand the responsiveness of the strategic use of ideas. However, this article argues in line with other scholars that the analytical potential of frame analysis is not fully utilized in most empirical studies. The article addresses two points of critique raised against frame analytical perspectives: the limited view of the framing process and the limited understanding of frame effects. We suggest two analytical dimensions that help to develop the analytical potential of frame analysis in policy analysis and beyond: firstly, the institutionalization process of frames which can capture the struggle of meaning within policy processes and also distinguish between the varying influences of different frames over space and time. Secondly, the extension of frame effects that through a reconceptualization of frame effects can capture how a frame has an effect on actors other than the audience and beyond its immediate purpose.

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  • Emma Björnehed & Josefina Erikson, 2018. "Making the most of the frame: developing the analytical potential of frame analysis," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(2), pages 109-126, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:39:y:2018:i:2:p:109-126
    DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2018.1434874
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    1. Filip Aggestam, 2024. "Through Smoke to Policy: Framing the EU Forest Fire Policy Landscape," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-17, September.

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