Framing effects on foreign policy: Experimental evidence from emerging countries and the Argentine-Brazilian rivalry

Fernando Mouron; Francisco Urdinez; Janina Onuki

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Framing effects on foreign policy: Experimental evidence from emerging countries and the Argentine-Brazilian rivalry

Fernando Mouron, Francisco Urdinez, Janina Onuki

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Civil society plays an increasingly important role in the formulation of foreign policy in emerging countries. This article investigates whether public opinion is sensitive to framing effects regarding foreign policy. Data from a survey experiment with a sample of 1,530 students at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda, we find that participants are sensitive to framing effects on foreign affairs. The interviewees changed their preferences when stimulated by information regarding Brazilian economic growth and military expenditure in comparison with Argentina. In turn, this effect was more pronounced among a) people who tend to stay less informed regarding foreign affairs and b) individuals who are more nationalistic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-218
Number of pages	24
Journal	Opiniao Publica
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-01912016221195
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Argentina
Brazil
Foreign policy
Framing effects
Survey experiment

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