The narrative policy framework

MD Jones, A Smith-Walter, MK McBeth… - Theories of the policy …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) illuminates the dynamic role of narratives in the
policy process. For more than a decade, NPF scholarship has examined the power of …

Narrative spillover: A narrative policy framework analysis of critical race theory discourse at multiple levels

AR Bertrand, MA Lyon, R Jacobsen - Policy Studies Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Narrative storytelling surrounds us. Narratives are especially salient in politics, as policy
problems do not simply exist, but are actively created through the stories policy actors tell …

Policy process theories in autocracies: Key observations, explanatory power, and research priorities

A van den Dool, C Schlaufer - Review of Policy Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The policy process frameworks and theories that are currently considered mainstream were
originally developed in the United States, before traveling to other countries. Despite their …

Words Matter: Presidents Obama and Trump, Twitter, and US Soft Power

S Collins, J DeWitt - World Affairs, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Twitter is regarded today as an essential communication platform of US diplomacy. Of all
diplomatic tweets, those published by US presidents carry the greatest weight and hold …

[HTML][HTML] A brief introduction to the narrative policy framework

MD Jones, MK McBeth… - Narratives and the policy …, 2022 - oer.pressbooks.pub
A long history of literature describes how stories are central to how humans understand and
communicate about the world around them (eg, Polkinghorne, 1988). The NPF applies these …

A systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework: a future research agenda

J Kuenzler, B Stauffer, C Schlaufer… - Policy & …, 2024 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has become instrumental in understanding how
policy narratives impact public policy processes. This article presents a systematic analysis …

COVID-19 memorable messages as internal narratives: stability and change over time

RA DeLeo, EA Shanahan, K Taylor, N Jeschke, D Crow… - Policy Sciences, 2024 - Springer
A robust body of research using the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has explored the
effect of external messages on individual affective responses and behavior, typically at a …

Between institutions and narratives: Understanding collective action in innovation policy processes

G Esposito, G Taffoni, A Terlizzi… - European Policy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Explanations for collective action focus on both institutions and narratives. On the one hand,
institutional approaches emphasize the role of rules that guide human behavior. On the …

The design of policy process research

S Workman, CM Weible - Methods of the policy process, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Growth and advancement in policy process studies depend not merely on developing better
theories but also on developing better methods. Distinctions between deductive and …

Fracking Twitter: Utilizing machine learning and natural language processing tools for identifying coalition and causal narratives

A Pattison, W Cipolli III, J Marichal… - Politics & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has provided policy scholars with a valuable
method to gain empirical insight into the power of narratives in the policy process. However …