List of figures 
Fig. 1: Overview of number of media articles about Liechtenstein, Dec. 2007-Mar. 2008 ...... 1 
Fig. 2: Media Agenda, Public Agenda and Policy Agenda ‚u. sss 5 
Fig. 3: A social model of framing of issues ............ sss se rer eee seen 11 
Fig. 4: Selection process for document analySiS ‚ee EEE 18 
Fig. 5: The phases of the tax affair ‚2.0 EEE eene 20 
Fig. 6: Number of total media reports from 1.1. - 1.5.2008 0er 38 
Fig. 7: Statistical comparison of media reporting in Phase 1 and Subsequent phase ............. 39 
Fig. 8: "Transnational framing of issues" model ...........................ccooiii 70 
List of tables 
Tab. 1: Media used for the document analysis................sssssssssssssse 19 
Tab. 2: Developments in the Liechtenstein financial center 2001-2008 26 
Tab. 3: Interviews 14. - 17.2.2008 ee ee ae ea sers as ra sr rare a sara seras esse 30 
Tab. 4: Number of media reports 14. — 17.2.2008 Le ee eee eee eee re seresr eee reee eee ee 30 
Tab. 5: Press conferences 18. - 29.2.2008... nennen 32 
Tab. 6: Press releases 18. - 29.2.2008 LL eee secs seras arr a sr re arr ra seras ae a rares 32 
Tab. 7: Interviews 18. - 29.2.2008, Part 1... eee emen 33 
Tab. 8: Interviews 18. - 29.2.2008, Part 2... eem ra ancre 34 
Tab. 9: Number of media reports 18. - 29.2.2008... eee eee eee eee ere se rer eee e serres 34 
Tab. 10: Press conferences 1. - 31.3.2008....... eene 35 
Tab. 11: Press releases 1. - 31.3.2008 sss sa ae as ra seras rares aan 35 
Tab. 12: Interviews 1. - 31.3.2008 ee ee ae ea ae case as ra er rares arr raserer a ea ee sesee 35 
Tab. 13: Number of media reports 1. - 31.3.2008, Part 1... eee eee e es e serrer esse eree 36 
Tab. 14: Number of media reports 1. - 31.3.2008, Part 2 ee eee eee rase serre serres 36 
Tab. 15: Different actors in Germany and Liechtenstein... 56 
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