Media Framing of the Authoritarian Rulers and Individual Attitudes toward Transitional Justice: Evidence from Taiwan

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Brief Overview

We assess how media frames of the authoritarian ruler's controversial behavior—framing as human rights violations or a necessary evil— affect individual attitudes toward transitional justice by using a scenario-based survey experiment in Taiwan.

Authors

• Yueh-Lun Tsai, National Chengchi University

• Wei-Ting Tsai, National Cheng Kung University