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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-18-2019
Publication Title
Review of Policy Research
Volume
36
Issue
5
First Page
683
Last Page
701
Abstract
Seismologists have reported that a majority of recent earthquakes in Oklahoma have been triggered by the activities of oil and gas companies. Despite this fact, there is evidence of strong opposition toward earthquake mitigation policy. In this article, we argue that how individuals define issues affect their policy choice. Furthermore, we incorporate the concept of venue shopping from the literature on macro theories of the policy process to investigate the effect of problem definition in shaping individual venue preference for policy choice. Using unique survey data, we find that problem definition, particularly issue causality and issue image, is strongly related to individual support for earthquake mitigation policy. However, a more nuanced relationship between individual problem definition and venue preference is observed. Our findings contribute to scholarly endeavors to understand the politics of problem definition at an individual level, which may be the precursor of understanding policy choices at the institutional level.
Recommended Citation
Choi, J. and Wehde, W. (2019), Venue Preference and Earthquake Mitigation Policy: Expanding the Micro-Model of Policy Choice. Rev Policy Res, 36: 683-701. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12354
Comments
"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Venue Preference and Earthquake Mitigation Policy: Expanding the Micro-Model of Policy Choice. Rev Policy Res, 36: 683-701.], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12354. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited."