Disentangling approaches to framing in conflict and negotiation research: A meta-paradigmatic perspective

Divergent theoretical approaches to the construct of framing have resulted in conceptual confusion in conflict research. We disentangle these approaches by analyzing their assumptions about 1) the nature of frames — that is, cognitive representations or interactional co-constructions, and 2) what is...

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Published in:Human relations (New York) 2009-02, Vol.62 (2), p.155-193
Main Authors: Dewulf, Art, Gray, Barbara, Putnam, Linda, Lewicki, Roy, Aarts, Noelle, Bouwen, Rene, van Woerkum, Cees
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bargaining
behavior
choice
Cognition
Confusion
cooperation
decision frames
dilemmas
discourse
Ethics and moral life
Frame analysis
Human relations
identity
issues
Mental representation
psychology
social-movements
Sociology
Sociology of knowledge and ethics
Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture
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Summary:Divergent theoretical approaches to the construct of framing have resulted in conceptual confusion in conflict research. We disentangle these approaches by analyzing their assumptions about 1) the nature of frames — that is, cognitive representations or interactional co-constructions, and 2) what is getting framed — that is, issues, identities and relationships, or interaction process. Using a meta-paradigmatic perspective, we delineate the ontological, theoretical and methodological assumptions among six approaches to framing to reduce conceptual confusion and identify research opportunities within and across these approaches.
ISSN:0018-7267
1741-282X
DOI:10.1177/0018726708100356