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Context and Media Frames: The Case of Liberia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Melinda Adams
Melinda Adams*
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James Madison University
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There is a growing body of work examining gender stereotypes in media representations of female candidates, but much of this literature is based on analysis of media sources in developed countries, including the United States (Braden 1996; Jalalzai 2006; Kahn 1994, 1996; Smith 1997), Australia (Kittilson and Fridkin 2008), Canada (Kittilson and Fridkin 2008), France (Murray 2010b), and Germany (Wiliarty 2010). The increase in female presidential candidates and presidents in Latin America has encouraged research on media portrayals of women in Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela (Franceschet and Thomas 2010; Hinojosa 2010; Piscopo 2010; Thomas and Adams 2010). To date, however, there has been little research exploring media representations of female politicians in Africa. (Exceptions include Adams 2010; Anderson, Diabah, and hMensah 2011). A question that emerges is whether the gender stereotypes common in coverage in the United States, Europe, and Latin America are also prevalent in Africa.

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Thematic Issue: Women, Media, and Politics in a Comparative Perspective
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Politics & Gender , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2016 , pp. 275 - 295
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Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2016 

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