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Crisis Communication as a Multilevel Game: The Muhammad Cartoons from a Crisis Diplomacy Perspective

Lindholm, Kristina and Olsson, Eva-Karin LU (2011) In The International Journal of Press/Politics 16(2). p.254-271
Abstract
The Muhammad cartoon crisis in 2005 provides an illustrative example of how crises travel across geographical boundaries, in this case, from a national newspaper into a full-fledged public diplomacy crisis at the international level. From a crisis management perspective, a multilevel setting poses a real challenge to actors trying to contain the situation at hand. Likewise, the multilevel nature of a crisis poses a challenge to crisis communication theories, which have traditionally focused on rhetorical strategies in single organizational crises. As a response, this article proposes a framework for examining crisis communication based on how actors' framing impact the perceptions of arenas, stakeholders, and communication strategies.
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culture, globalization, government, policy making, public sphere, political cartoon
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The International Journal of Press/Politics
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16
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254 - 271
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SAGE Publications
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1940-1620
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10.1177/1940161210391785
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English
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