A framing theory and discourse analytic study of the child labour policy debate: A framing-governmentality study of the historical relationship between the ILO and child labour policy

McGarry, Daniel 2022. A framing theory and discourse analytic study of the child labour policy debate: A framing-governmentality study of the historical relationship between the ILO and child labour policy. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This research has engaged with the relationship between the ILO and child labour over the course of five chosen moments across the 20th Century. The use of a novel hybrid theoretical approach has combined insights from framing theory and the Foucauldian concepts of governmentality and problematization to analyse the development of child labour policy within the International Labour Organisation (ILO). A central task was to identify the major reoccurring aspects of child labour policy, which were termed ‘thematic pillars’. These could then be used to chart the changes that have occurred within policy at various significant moments in the shared histories of the ILO and child labour. Child labour policy is shown to be primarily deliberated at an international level through the ILO, and the institutional features of that organisation and the dynamics within the international arena have shaped the development of child labour as a policy matter. Problematization and governmentality have been used to provide a lexicon within which to discuss the way in which governing bodies are able to posit and advance their views.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	child labour; International Labour Organisation; framing theory; governmentality; thematic pillars
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 January 2024
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2024 16:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165855

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