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Framing Spatial‐Religious Conflicts: The Case of Mormon Development in Jerusalem
Author(s) -
Gal Michal Ben,
CollinsKreiner Noga,
Shmueli Deborah F.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/tesg.12140
Subject(s) - cognitive reframing , framing (construction) , typology , sociology , epistemology , environmental ethics , social psychology , anthropology , geography , psychology , archaeology , philosophy
The paper's aims are twofold: first to present framing methodology as an approach which provides insights into conflicts stemming from the construction of new religious sites. Second, to analyse the B righam Y oung U niversity J erusalem C enter, using framing in order to understand the spatial‐religious conflicts involved in its establishment. The findings fall within three frame categories (‘super‐frames’) identified in the research: ‘process’, ‘values’, and ‘issues’. The findings reveal that the discord surrounding the BYU C enter had to do primarily with process and the values, and not around the issues themselves. The methodology provides a typology for understanding and analysing the different stories told by stakeholders involved in spatial‐religious conflicts where the decision adopted might be perceived as endangering identity and ‘sense of place’. The typology may be helpful in the analysis of similar disputes elsewhere, and shed light on ways to reframe conflicts over sacred place