2021/04/19 by Nora Theorin, Christine E. Meltzer, Sebastian Galyga +6 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Social Media and Politics
paper · doi:10.1177/10776990211006793
openalex publication_date 2021/04/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
The policy of free movement—one of the core principles of the European Union—has become increasingly politicized. This makes it more important to understand how attitudes toward free movement are shaped, and the role of the media. The purpose of this study is therefore to investigate how news frames affect attitudes toward free movement, and whether education moderates framing effects. The findings from a survey experiment conducted in seven European countries show that the effects are few and inconsistent across countries. This suggest that these attitudes are not easily shifted by exposure to a single news frame.