Forward/Backward Contextual Frames Surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo I Accords

27 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2006

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Carsten Tripscha

Michigan State University

William A. Donohue

Michigan State University

Daniel Druckman

George Mason University - Department of Public & International Affairs

Abstract

Using Zartman and Kremenyuk's (2005) framework of forward and backward oriented negotiation, this paper examines speeches and interviews made by Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the months preceding the Oslo I Accords. Three hypotheses and one research question were postulated. The first hypothesis, that the discourse will be significantly more forward - oriented was not confirmed. The second hypothesis, that Palestinians use significantly more backward - oriented rhetoric than Israelis was confirmed. The third hypothesis, expecting a positive relation between forward - looking messages and affiliation messages, as well as between backward - looking messages and power messages was strongly confirmed. The research question examined the frequency of the use of various types of forward and backward looking messages.

Suggested Citation

Tripscha, Carsten and Donohue, William A. and Druckman, Daniel, Forward/Backward Contextual Frames Surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo I Accords. IACM 2006 Meetings Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=913743 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.913743

Carsten Tripscha (Contact Author)

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William A. Donohue

Michigan State University ( email )

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Daniel Druckman

George Mason University - Department of Public & International Affairs ( email )

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