Issue Framing Experiment
An issue framing experiment manipulates how a political issue is described, emphasizing different considerations, to test how framing shifts opinion. Nelson, Clawson and Oxley's (1997) classic study showed that framing a Klan rally as a free-speech issue versus a public-order issue changed tolerance judgments, and Chong and Druckman (2007) systematized framing theory and the experimental methods used to estimate framing effects.
Read the full method
Sign in with a free account to read this section.
Method map
The neighbourhood of related methods — select a node to explore.
Sources
- Nelson, T. E., Clawson, R. A., & Oxley, Z. M. (1997). Media framing of a civil liberties conflict and its effect on tolerance. American Political Science Review, 91(3), 567-583. DOI: 10.2307/2952075 ↗
- Chong, D., & Druckman, J. N. (2007). Framing theory. Annual Review of Political Science, 10, 103-126. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.polisci.10.072805.103054 ↗
How to cite this page
ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Issue Framing Experiment in Political Communication. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/political-psychology/issue-framing-experiment
Which method?
Set this method beside its closest kin and read them side by side — the library lays the books on the table; the choice is yours.
- Candidate Evaluation ModelPolitical Psychology↔ compare
- Motivated Reasoning ExperimentPolitical Psychology↔ compare
- Political Knowledge ScalePolitical Psychology↔ compare
- Political Tolerance ScalePolitical Psychology↔ compare