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'Talking Intervention' - attitudes towards German Foreign Policy and the conditional influence of emphasis frames

Title: 'Talking Intervention' - attitudes towards German Foreign Policy and the conditional influence of emphasis frames

Diploma Thesis , 2007 , 174 Pages , Grade: 1,1

Autor:in: Patrick Haack (Author)

Politics - Topic: German Foreign Policy

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Patrick Haack untersucht in seiner politikwissenschaftlichen Diplomarbeit den Einfluss des Textframings auf politische Einstellungen zu einer fiktiven Ausweitung des Libanon-Einsatzes der Bundeswehr auf die syrisch-libanesische Grenze. Aufgrund einer quantitativen Inhaltanalyse der Bundestagsdebatte zum Libanon-Einsatz identifiziert er zunächst zwei grundlegende Frames (Verantwortungs- und Risiko-Frame) die jeweils von Befürwortern und Gegnern des Bundeswehr-Einsatzes ins Spiel gebracht werden. Der Autor verwendet diese Frames schließlich um drei Versionen eines fiktiven Zeitungsartikels (pro, contra und neutral) zu konstruieren und in einer experimentellen Studie deren Einfluss auf die Meinungsbildung der Probanden zu untersuchen.

Die Analyse und Auswertung der Antworten mit Hilfe von linearen und logistischen Regressionstechniken bestätigt die zentrale Annahme dieser Arbeit: Der Einfluss von politischer Argumentation kann nur unter Einbeziehung individueller Merkmale der Bürger vollständig nachvollzogen werden. Im Vergleich zur neutralen Version reduziert der Risikoframe die Zustimmung zum Bundeswehreinsatz, wohingegen der Verantwortungsframe wirkungslos bleibt. Der Einfluss des Risikoframes ist jedoch abhängig vom individuellen Vorwissen und den politischen Prädispositionen der Probanden. Je besser sie über deutsche Außenpolitik informiert sind, umso eher erweist sich der Risikoframe als wirkungslos. Inkongruenz zu politischen Prädispositionen erhöht hingegen die Wirkungsweise des Risikoframes. Darüber hinaus ergibt die Modellierung eines dreifachen Interaktionseffekts, dass die Wirksamkeit des Verantwortungsframes bei gegebener dispositiver Kongruenz positiv vom Grad des politischen Vorwissens abhängt.

In inhaltlicher Hinsicht liefert die Arbeit eine experimentelle Bestätigung der militärischen Opfer-Aversion in Deutschland und knüpft an die wachsende Literatur des „Body-Bag-Effect“ an. Jedoch zeigt sich, dass die Sichtweise einer manipulierbaren Bevölkerung zu vereinfachend ist, da sie unter bestimmten Umständen die ihr offerierten Begründungsmuster mit ihren Prädispositionen in Einklang bringen und sie als Heuristiken zur politischen Willensbildung benutzen kann. Indem diese Diplomarbeit das Framingkonzept vor dem Hintergrund einer interaktiven Sichtweise verfeinert, setzt sie in theoretischer und methodologischer Hinsicht jüngste Vorschläge der politischen Kommunikationsliteratur um.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

  • German Summary
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theory and Preliminary Analysis
    • 2.1 The Rationale of Talking Intervention
      • 2.1.1 The Discourse on Intervention as Frame Contest
      • 2.1.2 Framing and the Banality of the Body-Bag Hypothesis
      • 2.1.3 Rethinking the Role of the Media
      • 2.1.4 The Need for a Psychology of Discourse
    • 2.2 Towards an Interactionist Perspective of Framing
      • 2.2.1 Framing Still a Messy Paradigm
      • 2.2.2 Framing as Manipulation
      • 2.2.3 Framing as Interaction
      • 2.2.4 The Notion of Frame Congruence
      • 2.2.5 The Salience of Political Sophistication
      • 2.2.6 Testing Foreign Policy Frames - So Far
      • 2.2.7 Summary
    • 2.3 The German Experience of Talking Intervention
      • 2.3.1 The Changing Conception of German Foreign Policy
      • 2.3.2 A Case in a Point: The Debate on the Lebanon Mission
      • 2.3.3 Risk versus Responsibility Framing
      • 2.3.4 Testing the Frame-Attitude Connection: Hypotheses
      • 2.3.5 Summary
  • 3 Data and Methods
    • 3.1 Survey Design and Variables
      • 3.1.1 Structure and Procedure of the Survey Experiment
      • 3.1.2 First Part: Measuring of Independent Variables
      • 3.1.3 Second Part: Newspaper Article
      • 3.1.4 Third Part: Measuring of Dependent Variables
      • 3.1.5 Summary
    • 3.2 Data Screening and Sample Characteristics
      • 3.2.1 Cleaning up the Act
      • 3.2.2 Sample Characteristics
      • 3.2.3 Summary
    • 3.3 Statistical Analysis
      • 3.3.1 Estimation Strategies
      • 3.3.2 Analysis of Interactions
      • 3.3.3 Summary
  • 4 Findings
    • 4.1 Findings for Support
      • 4.1.1 Descriptive Statistics
      • 4.1.2 Inferential Statistics
      • 4.1.3 Summary
    • 4.2 Findings for Overall Opinion
      • 4.2.1 Descriptive Statistics
      • 4.2.2 Inferential Statistics
      • 4.2.3 Summary
    • 4.3 Discussion
      • 4.3.1 Control Variables - in Brief
      • 4.3.2 Risk Outperforming Responsibility
      • 4.3.3 Surprises for Frame Congruence and Political Sophistication
      • 4.3.4 The Competent Citizen?
      • 4.3.5 Practical Relevance of the Findings
      • 4.3.6 A Very Last Word on Theory
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Computer Content Analysis
  • Appendix B: Student Survey and Article Versions
  • Appendix C: Principal Component Analysis
  • Appendix D: Latent Class Analysis
  • Appendix E: Data Screen and Sample
  • Appendix F: Linear Regression Analysis
  • Appendix G: Multinomial Logit Analysis
  • References

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This diploma thesis examines the influence of political framing on citizens’ attitudes towards military interventions, specifically focusing on the German Bundeswehr’s involvement in overseas deployments. It argues that such influence exists, but is dependent on individual characteristics of citizens. The main objective of this work is to determine the extent to which political arguments influence public opinion on military interventions and to understand the interplay between framing and individual characteristics. The key themes explored in the thesis are:
  • The impact of political framing on public attitudes towards military interventions.
  • The influence of individual characteristics, such as political sophistication and pre-dispositions, on the effectiveness of framing.
  • The interplay between communication content and individual characteristics in shaping political beliefs and judgments.
  • The role of media and discourse in framing public opinion on foreign policy issues.
  • The concept of "body-bag effect" and its relevance to German public opinion on military interventions.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The thesis begins by introducing the concept of “talking intervention” and its significance in the context of German foreign policy. Chapter 2 delves into the theoretical framework of framing, examining its different perspectives and highlighting the importance of an interactionist approach. It analyzes the German experience of “talking intervention” through the lens of the Lebanon mission debate. The chapter also presents hypotheses regarding the relationship between framing and individual characteristics in shaping attitudes towards interventions. Chapter 3 details the methodology employed in the thesis. It describes the design and structure of the survey experiment, the variables measured, and the data analysis techniques used. Chapter 4 presents the key findings, focusing on the effects of different frames on support for a possible expansion of the Lebanon mission. It also examines the role of individual characteristics, such as political sophistication and pre-dispositions, in moderating these effects.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This study primarily focuses on the influence of framing, political communication, and individual characteristics on public opinion towards military interventions. Key terms include: framing, discourse analysis, interactionist perspective, frame congruence, political sophistication, body-bag effect, foreign policy attitudes, survey experiment, German Bundeswehr, Lebanon mission.
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Title
'Talking Intervention' - attitudes towards German Foreign Policy and the conditional influence of emphasis frames
College
University of Constance
Grade
1,1
Author
Patrick Haack (Author)
Publication Year
2007
Pages
174
Catalog Number
V80560
ISBN (eBook)
9783638830447
ISBN (Book)
9783638832861
Language
English
Tags
Talking Intervention German Foreign Policy
Product Safety
GRIN Publishing GmbH
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Patrick Haack (Author), 2007, 'Talking Intervention' - attitudes towards German Foreign Policy and the conditional influence of emphasis frames, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/80560
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