Call out for research literature!
PIRC, New Economics Foundation, NEON and the Frameworks Institute are starting an 18 month project on Framing the Economy, helping social movements tell a better, more compelling story about what our economy is for, how it’s broken, and how we can fix it. It’s an ambitious project and we want to kick off with a review of what research is out there already so that we don’t reinvent the wheel.
Can you help?
The big question we’re asking is: How does the British public think about the economy? And, to break that down ever so slightly: what do people think, and why? We’re trying to understand how people interpret new information on the economy, through the filter of existing knowledge, beliefs, values and emotions.
If you have access to any reports or research findings on this (rather broad) topic, we’re casting the net wide, so please help us by filling out this quick and easy form!
These are some of the specific areas we’re interested in:
- Beliefs – what beliefs do people use to interpret information on the economy? i.e. beliefs relating to society, human nature, ethics, wealth, power etc.
- Trust – who is trusted to talk about the economy and where do people typically get information and news about it?
- Moveability – when do opinions about the economy shift, and why?
- Audience – how does thinking about the economy change, based on people’s demographic or economic background?
- Framing – what research has already been done to understand the stories that are told (or stories that could be told) about the economy?
Please send us what you can. We’re focusing on the British public in particular, but do send us sources from other cultures if you know of something excellent that we should be aware of.
The form, again: https://publicinterest.org.uk/framing-economy-literature/
And if you want to chat about this project:
