Chapter 10 - Role of Public Opinion and Media Flashcards
FPA v IR on Public Opinion / Media
FPA better understands state-level variables, whereas IR just kind of acknowledges.
IR are bad at accounting for this because they focus on structure and unitary states.
New Liberalism and Domestic Factors
FP is determined domestically first (understanding domestic through a liberal lens)
Two Models of Media
Pluralist Model Elite Model (Both are true at varying degrees)
Pluralist Model of Media
Media acts as a restraint and check on the government
They are independent from political influence
No one group determines interests of states
Elite Model
Power is so concentrated within elite groups and dominate politics
The media is subservient to elites
Media a mouthpiece for state
BBC v CBC Model
Quasi-autonomous funding model (funded by, but not dependent on, government)
CBC is totally dependent.
Four Types of Publics within a State
Attentive
Mass
Isolationist
Internationalist
A small attentive public leads to…
More room for elites to make decisions
Casualty v Defeat Phobic
The tension in the public for not wanting defeat but not wanting mass casualties.
Interests Motivate, Principles Legitimate
State goes to war based on interests, but they persuade the public on moral grounds
Media are central to the _____/_____ nexus.
Public Opinion/FP nexus.
If so, how much of an effect does the media have on policy outcomes / agenda setting?
Public Sphere
The role of the media within democratic states to facilitate full and open debate on important issues (obviously doesn’t totally happen - won’t touch certain things)
Two Types of Media Roles and Two Media Tools
Watchdog - scrutinizes and holds to account the government and also represents the opinions of the public
Agenda-setter - the media causes people and DMs to pay attention to issues that they have raised (Within boundaries)
Priming and framing
Media Empowerment Thesis
Developments in communication tech have allowed journalists to be freer to criticize FP
Priming
The ability of the media to prepare and direct publics to the issues by which they should their leaders.