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(Un)Expected effects of policy rhetoric: value framing of policy proposals and voters' reactions to subsequent information
Univ Gothenburg, Dept Journalism Media & Commun, POB 710, S-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9032-1347
2022 (English)In: Acta Politica, ISSN 0001-6810, E-ISSN 1741-1416, Vol. 57, no 4, p. 836-863Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

It is well-established that value framing can be a powerful rhetorical tool for politicians to influence voters' expectations of policies and muster support. The effects that such policy framing may have on people's reactions to subsequent policy information, however, remain largely unexplored. This paper addresses this question by investigating whether value framing of policy proposals can influence the aspects that people consider important when they receive (and evaluate) information regarding policy outcomes, as well as their satisfaction with them. A survey experiment (N = 2378) demonstrates that, when individuals have been exposed to information on outcomes, they sometimes consider the framed values more important than the actual policy measures. The experiment also indicates that value framing may sometimes influence satisfaction with the outcomes. However, these effects are in the positive rather than the hypothesized (negative) direction. Both effects primarily appear when the frames are charged with humanitarian values. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. Vol. 57, no 4, p. 836-863
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Value framing, Policy expectations, Evaluations of policy outcomes, Labor migration policies
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-104902DOI: 10.1057/s41269-021-00229-0ISI: 000723510300003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85120071375OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-104902DiVA, id: diva2:1965815
Available from: 2025-06-09 Created: 2025-06-09 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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