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Abstract
Drawing on social movement and media literature, this article examines what factors influence coverage of the Corsican nationalist movement in Western European news coverage. A content analysis of 317 newspaper and magazine articles shows that representations and standing of the movement's claims is contingent on prevailing French politics. Contrary to expectations of the dominant literature, violence does not increase media attention.
Acknowledgments
The author thanks Howard Ramos, Paul Armstrong, and the two anonymous reviewers for their comments.
Notes
*Political figures affiliated with the Union for a Popular Movement also includes individuals previously affiliated with other center-right political parties prior to the 2002 merger of the parties.
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