Abstract
The political center-left in Denmark is in a crisis both when it comes to share of votes, policy formulation and rhetoric. Can the center-left regain some of its strength by actively employing strategic framing in the same measure as we have seen the conservatives in USA do it? is article introduces framing as phenomenon, illustrates the principal part that framing plays in politics through a series of concrete examples of political framing, including the con ict at Restaurant Vejlegården last summer. As the examples will show, framing is more than an American phenomenon. It is very relevant and already in play in a Danish context as well. e article will show that framing exists across countries, electoral systems and ideological movements. Fur- thermore, the article will demonstrate that the Danish center-left has a big challenge when it comes to setting the political agenda through framing, but also great possibilities to improve this e ort.
Highlights
Når betegnelser som ’statsgældskrise’, ’skattelettelse’ og ’byrdestop’ præger den politiske debat, er det en bestemt ideologisk linje, der sætter den politiske dagsorden
Måske vi bare skulle i gang med at diskutere, hvordan vi kan hjælpe de her mennesker.“1 Ved at indtage den position vil enhver politiker begå en afgørende fejl ved ikke at erkende, at sproget ofte skaber sin egen virkelighed (Vatz, 1973)
Dette er budskabet hos en af hovedtænkerne inden for politisk framing og kognitiv lingvistik, professor George Lakoff, som gennem en årrække har beskrevet både de teoretiske og politiske sider af framing
Summary
„The immune system, the hypothalamus, the ventro-medial frontal cortices, and the Bill of Rights have the same root cause.“. Når betegnelser som ’statsgældskrise’, ’skattelettelse’ og ’byrdestop’ præger den politiske debat, er det en bestemt ideologisk linje, der sætter den politiske dagsorden. Selvom vi ikke altid er bevidste om det, har disse ord rødder i politiske værdier. Det er langt mere end et udtryksmiddel – det er en genvej til hjernen. Vi bruger, påvirker direkte folks opfattelse af og ønsker for samfundet. Fænomenet kaldes framing – og må tages i brug af venstrefløjen i dens politikformulering fremover, hvis den skal tilbagevinde den politiske dagsorden
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