Our Publications

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Changing the Childhood Obesity Conversation to Improve Children’s Health

How we talk about child health and obesity matters. Growing evidence shows that where we live and what we earn shapes the options available to us in terms of food and activity.

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Moving from Concern to Concrete Change: How to build support for more social housing

The most effective way to build public support for creating more social housing is to frame it as a way of tackling poverty.

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Moving from Concern to Concrete Change: Research Methods Appendix

This supplement provides detailed information on the research that informs FrameWorks’ strategic memo on social housing.

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How to Talk About the Ocean so that People Will Listen: A Quick Guide

When communicating about the ocean, we all make choices about what we say and how we say it. We can make choices that increase public understanding and boost support for action...

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Attending to Neglect: Using Metaphors and Explanatory Chains to Reframe Child Neglect in the United Kingdom

Because neglect is the absence of something, it can be hard for people to think about. Explanatory techniques can help us build understanding of child neglect.

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Reframing the Ocean: A FrameWorks Guide

This communication guide outlines how to talk about the ocean to improve public understanding and increase support for solutions. Based on comprehensive research with the UK public, it reveals a...

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Turning the Tide: Findings from Reframing Research on Ocean Health & Marine Conservation in the United Kingdom

This report outlines the findings of a series of investigations aimed at identifying framing tools and techniques that can shift public thinking and discussions. It reveals and reviews the...

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Only Part of the Story: Media and Organisational Discourse about Health in the United Kingdom

This report identifies how media and advocacy groups in the UK frame health and makes recommendations for advocates.

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Comparing Media and Organizational Discourse on the Children’s Care System in Scotland

How is children's care framed in the Scottish press - and how can advocates reframe the issue?

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Framing the Economy

These are times of great danger but also of great possibility. For the first time in decades, there is a sense that the economic consensus is fracturing, that a change must and will come. A space...

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Slipping through the Cracks: Comparing Media and Organisational Discourse on the Children’s Care System in Scotland

Media coverage can be harmful and misleading – or informative and productive. Organisations can impact the character of that coverage, but not without a deep understanding of the structure of...

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Reframing Homelessness in the United Kingdom

This report lays out an overarching framing strategy to help advocates in the U.K. expand public understanding of homelessness.