The Science of Stories [electronic resource] : Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework in Public Policy Analysis /
Jones, M.editor.
Shanahan, E.editor.
McBeth, M.editor.
The study of narratives in a variety of disciplines has grown in recent years as a method of better explaining underlying concepts in their respective fields. Through the use of Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), political scientists can analyze the role narrative plays in political discourse.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface: The Portneuf School of Narrative; Acknowledgments; 1 Introducing the Narrative Policy Framework; 2 Research Design and the Narrative Policy Framework; 3 The Narrative Policy Framework and the Practitioner: Communicating Recycling Policy; 4 The Blame Game: Narrative Persuasiveness of the Intentional Causal Mechanism; 5 The Strategic Use of Policy Narratives: Jaitapur and the Politics of Siting a Nuclear Power Plant in India; 6 Narrating the ``Arab Spring'': Where Expertise Meets Heuristics in Legislative Hearings
7 Using the Narrative Policy Framework to Understand Stakeholder Strategy and Effectiveness: A Multi-Case Analysis8 Coalitions Are People: Policy Narratives and the Defeat of Ohio Senate Bill 5; 9 Exploring the Policy Narratives and Politics of Hydraulic Fracturing in New York; 10 The Governance of Social Innovation: Connecting Meso and Macro Levels of Analysis; 11 Narrative Policy Framework: Contributions, Limitations, and Recommendations; 12 Denouement?; Appendices; Author Bios; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
The study of narratives in a variety of disciplines has grown in recent years as a method of better explaining underlying concepts in their respective fields. Through the use of Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), political scientists can analyze the role narrative plays in political discourse.
Political science.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Communication.
Political Science.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Media and Communication.
Communication Studies.