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A Survey Experiment Testing the Impact of Competing Frames of Self Identity, Self Interest, and Communal Identity on Public Opinion Attitudes Toward Intervention in Genocide and the Use of Coercive Interrogation Techniques

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We test the impact of competing theories of the motivations of states in the international arena on the support of its citizens. Employing a survey experiment, we show the differing effects of self-identity, communal identity, and self-interest frames in moving public support for two policy areas: intervention in genocide and use of coercive interrogation techniques. We find that activating a frame about collective identity consistent with constructivist theories of international relations leads to a polarizing of attitudes on support for intervention in genocide. Further, subjects that were confronted with a self-interest frame were no less likely to support intervention when considering high costs, while subjects in the self-identity condition weakened support in the face of high costs. This runs contrary to expectations about self-interest motivations in international intervention in genocides. For the use of coercive interrogation techniques, subjects in the self-identity condition were significantly more likely to be supportive of the use of coercive interrogation techniques. We discuss the implications of these findings for motivating public support for actions by state leaders.
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Civettini, Andrew. and Steele, Brent. "A Survey Experiment Testing the Impact of Competing Frames of Self Identity, Self Interest, and Communal Identity on Public Opinion Attitudes Toward Intervention in Genocide and the Use of Coercive Interrogation Techniques" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2010-03-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361112_index.html>

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Civettini, A. J. and Steele, B. J. "A Survey Experiment Testing the Impact of Competing Frames of Self Identity, Self Interest, and Communal Identity on Public Opinion Attitudes Toward Intervention in Genocide and the Use of Coercive Interrogation Techniques" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL <Not Available>. 2010-03-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361112_index.html

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Abstract: We test the impact of competing theories of the motivations of states in the international arena on the support of its citizens. Employing a survey experiment, we show the differing effects of self-identity, communal identity, and self-interest frames in moving public support for two policy areas: intervention in genocide and use of coercive interrogation techniques. We find that activating a frame about collective identity consistent with constructivist theories of international relations leads to a polarizing of attitudes on support for intervention in genocide. Further, subjects that were confronted with a self-interest frame were no less likely to support intervention when considering high costs, while subjects in the self-identity condition weakened support in the face of high costs. This runs contrary to expectations about self-interest motivations in international intervention in genocides. For the use of coercive interrogation techniques, subjects in the self-identity condition were significantly more likely to be supportive of the use of coercive interrogation techniques. We discuss the implications of these findings for motivating public support for actions by state leaders.

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