NIMBY or NIABY ? Who defines a policy problem and why: Analysis of framing in radioactive waste disposal facility placement in S outh K orea
Author(s) -
Kang Minah,
Jang Jiho
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/apv.12007
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , nimby , newspaper , radioactive waste , policy analysis , frame problem , environmental planning , public administration , sociology , political science , law , engineering , civil engineering , waste management , computer science , geography , artificial intelligence
Abstract: This paper applies discourse analysis to policies surrounding the siting of radioactive waste disposal facilities in S outh K orea. We question the premises of previous studies that define the radioactive waste disposal facilities decision outcomes in Korea as ‘repeated failures’. Instead, we suggest that underlying ideas and value systems surrounding the policy problem differ between supporting and opposing parties. In particular, our focus is on the ‘framing’ strategies manifest in policy discourse. Our analysis of newspaper articles shows that participants define and frame the policy issue in distinctive ways. Framing strategies include selective attention to, and naming of, the policy issues in the processes of frame articulation, amplification, extension and transformation. Overall, our analysis shows that framing analysis is a useful tool for understanding the policy decision‐making process from a different perspective than traditional policy analysis.