Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Keywords
Gun control, gun violence prevention, gun lobby groups, gun control legislation, United States Congress, political action frames, public opinion, background checks, Second Amendment
Department
Political Science
Major
Political Science and Sociology
Abstract
This paper uses and expands upon the theoretical framework of political framing theory to analyze the messages that came out of different gun lobby groups during the early 2013 debate on gun control legislation that was being discussed within the United States Congress. My research question is what are the elements of a political action frame for a piece of legislation that can lead to positive or negative public opinion of it? To conduct my research I use a mixed-methods research approach to analyze recent political framing in regards to American gun control policy. For the qualitative part of the paper, I conduct a content analysis of both pro and anti-gun control messaging that came from the major gun lobby groups during the earlier part of 2013. For the quantitative part, I conduct a questionnaire experiment in which individuals are randomly assigned one of three potential frames, and I analyze the reception that each frame receives from participants.
See the author's related senior thesis.
Faculty Mentor
Brian Newman and Candice Ortbals
Funding Source or Research Program
Political Science Honors Program
Presentation Session
Session A
Location
Plaza Classroom 190
Start Date
21-3-2014 4:00 PM
Included in
Finding a Frame that Fits: Analyzing and Comparing Rival Framing of American Gun Control Policy in 2013
Plaza Classroom 190
This paper uses and expands upon the theoretical framework of political framing theory to analyze the messages that came out of different gun lobby groups during the early 2013 debate on gun control legislation that was being discussed within the United States Congress. My research question is what are the elements of a political action frame for a piece of legislation that can lead to positive or negative public opinion of it? To conduct my research I use a mixed-methods research approach to analyze recent political framing in regards to American gun control policy. For the qualitative part of the paper, I conduct a content analysis of both pro and anti-gun control messaging that came from the major gun lobby groups during the earlier part of 2013. For the quantitative part, I conduct a questionnaire experiment in which individuals are randomly assigned one of three potential frames, and I analyze the reception that each frame receives from participants.
See the author's related senior thesis.