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Days of Decision: Media Framing & Opposition to the Use of Force in U.S. Foreign Policy
Unformatted Document Text:  Days of Decision: A Framing Theory of Public Opposition to the Use of Force Abroad ABSTRACT This paper examines when the American public supports the use of force abroad and underwhat conditions it opposes it. While the President attempts to define the objective of hispolicy to the public, other political actors may challenge this definition by offering analternative “framing” of it. This process of public contestation is captured in mainstreammedia coverage and has a decisive impact on public support or opposition to the policy. Ielaborate a theory of how the framing of policy objectives influences public opinion. Ihypothesize that the public will support the use of force abroad when the President’s framing of the policy as foreign policy restraint (FPR) of an aggressive adversary isunchallenged. Conversely, when the President’s framing of the policy as FPR is contestedin public discourse by a counter-frame, which portrays the policy as being about internalpolitical change, support for the use of force abroad will decline. Hector Perla Jr. Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles 4289 Bunche Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472 ## email not listed ## Paper prepared for delivery at the 46 th annual meeting of the International Studies Association, March 1-5, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Days of Decision:
A Framing Theory of Public Opposition to the Use of Force Abroad
ABSTRACT
This paper examines when the American public supports the use of force abroad and under
what conditions it opposes it. While the President attempts to define the objective of his
policy to the public, other political actors may challenge this definition by offering an
alternative “framing” of it. This process of public contestation is captured in mainstream
media coverage and has a decisive impact on public support or opposition to the policy. I
elaborate a theory of how the framing of policy objectives influences public opinion. I
hypothesize that the public will
support the use of force abroad when the President’s
framing of the policy as foreign policy restraint (FPR) of an aggressive adversary is
unchallenged. Conversely, when the President’s framing of the policy as FPR is contested
in public discourse by a counter-frame, which portrays the policy as being about internal
political change, support for the use of force abroad will decline.
Hector Perla Jr.
Department of Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles
4289 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472
## email not listed ##
Paper prepared for delivery at the 46
th
annual meeting of the International Studies
Association, March 1-5, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.


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