Award Date
1-1-1999
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Sociology
First Committee Member
Barbara Brents
Number of Pages
207
Abstract
This study tested three political sociology policy making theories with relation to the media coverage of an act of political violence and the affiliated policy formation processes related to this event. To test the three theories, a case study was conducted on the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 and the subsequent policy enacted under the auspices of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDP). The case analysis focused on several preexisting policy debates, the media coverage immediately following the bombing, and subsequent policy discussions leading to the passage of the AEDP. While limited support for corporate liberal and state autonomy theories was found, the overall findings of this study indicated that state-centered theory offered the most explanatory value for the events prior to and after the bombing in Oklahoma City.
Keywords
Action; Crisis; Indicators; Legislative; Legislative Action; Media; Policy; Political; Political Policy; Terrorism
Controlled Subject
Criminology; Political science; Mass media; Journalism
File Format
File Size
5570.56 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Ballard, James David, "Terrorism and political policy: Crisis and *policy making indicators in the media during legislative action" (1999). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 3100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/0kuy-0wv1
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