Narratives and the Policy Process : Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework

Stories in the agenda: a Narrative Policy Framework study

Revista de Administração Pública ◽

10.1590/0034-761220190395x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

pp. 1632-1653

Author(s):

Damasio Duval Rodrigues Neto ◽

Márcio Barcelos

Keyword(s):

Affirmative Action ◽

Policy Process ◽

Agenda Setting ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Affirmative Action Policy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Policy Narratives ◽

Narrative Policy Framework

Abstract This study applies the “Narrative Policy Framework” (NPF) to the affirmative action policy process of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) and proposes theoretical intersection between the NPF and agenda setting literature, seeking to find out the role of policy narratives in policy processes. NPF is an empiric-oriented framework that posits that the policy-makers’ stories have generalizable components and are built and crafted in accordance to their ideas. These are policy narratives, and are at the center of the policy process. By analyzing formulation stages of public policy and referring to ideas and narratives, the NPF refers to the agenda setting literature and provides means for empirical research of agenda setting concepts. The study undertook analysis of regulatory outputs and semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that policy narratives have affected institutional regulatory outputs regarding UFPel’s affirmative action policies.

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Narrative Policy Framework: Narratives as heuristics in the policy process

Human Affairs ◽

10.1515/humaff-2017-0016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcela Veselková

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Prior Beliefs ◽

Policy Makers ◽

New Information ◽

Process Theories ◽

Narrative Policy Framework

AbstractThis paper discusses how the assumption that individuals and policy makers do not automatically update their prior beliefs with the new information has shaped policy process theories. Rather than the rational

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Science, stories and the anti-vaccination movement

Human Affairs ◽

10.2478/s13374-014-0227-8 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marcela Veselková

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Policy Issue ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Policy Narratives ◽

Science Stories ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Mandatory Vaccination ◽

Narrative Policy Framework ◽

Positivist Approach

AbstractThis paper discusses the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the use or non-use of expert-based information in policy-making. Special attention is paid to the Narrative Policy Framework introduced by Jones & McBeth in 2010. This theory of the policy process adopts a quantitative, structuralist and positivist approach to the study of policy narratives. The Narrative Policy Framework is useful for the analysis of the use of expert-based information to resolve so-called wicked problems, which are characterized by intense value-based conflict between policy coalitions. The methodological approach of the Narrative Policy Framework is illustrated using the policy issue of mandatory vaccination.

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Can power be made an empirically viable concept in policy process theory? Exploring the power potential of the Narrative Policy Framework

International Review of Public Policy ◽

10.4000/irpp.942 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 90-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tjorven Sievers ◽

Michael D. Jones

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

Process Theory ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Narrative Policy Framework

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Histórias na agenda: uma aplicação do “Narrative Policy Framework”

Revista de Administração Pública ◽

10.1590/0034-761220190395 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

pp. 1632-1653

Author(s):

Damasio Duval Rodrigues Neto ◽

Márcio Barcelos

Keyword(s):

Affirmative Action ◽

Policy Process ◽

Agenda Setting ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Affirmative Action Policy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Policy Narratives ◽

Narrative Policy Framework

Abstract This study applies the “Narrative Policy Framework” (NPF) to the affirmative action policy process of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) and proposes theoretical intersection between the NPF and agenda setting literature, seeking to find out the role of policy narratives in policy processes. NPF is an empiric-oriented framework that posits that the policy-makers’ stories have generalizable components and are built and crafted in accordance to their ideas. These are policy narratives, and are at the center of the policy process. By analyzing formulation stages of public policy and referring to ideas and narratives, the NPF refers to the agenda setting literature and provides means for empirical research of agenda setting concepts. The study undertook analysis of regulatory outputs and semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that policy narratives have affected institutional regulatory outputs regarding UFPel’s affirmative action policies.

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Alleviating Society’s Economic Crisis: Narrative Policy on Social Safety Nets Policy Process During Covid-19 Pandemic

Policy & Governance Review ◽

10.30589/pgr.v5i2.443 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

Alih Aji Nugroho ◽

Ilima Fitri Azmi

Keyword(s):

Policy Process ◽

National Level ◽

Safety Net ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Social Safety Net ◽

Setting Process ◽

The Social ◽

Social Safety Nets ◽

Narrative Policy Framework ◽

Policy Setting

This study aimed to see how the coalition policy at the national level narrated the social safety net (JPS) policy as an effort to save people from the crisis during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) was used to analyze the influence of the policy narrative component from experts, executives, and their supporters on the JPS policy process. The method of the study was descriptive qualitative. The result of the study showed that the strategy of policy coalitions at the meso level in policy narrative influenced the social safety net policy-setting process. In the JPS policy narrative, groups supporting the policy fall into the category of status quo group which positioned itself as a hero. This group came from government circles who claimed that the JPS policy is for the benefit of the community. The second group (victims) came from people who believed in the notion that the implementation of JPS policies was problematic and inappropriate. Villain from the JPS narrative was characterized from a group that took advantage of the situation for personal gain. Moral of the story from JPS policy was that the hero tried to lead the narrative so that the story built legitimized the policy.

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Between entrepreneurs and workers: Cleavages and compromises in rationales and policy solutions regarding ‘dependent contractors’

Economic and Industrial Democracy ◽

10.1177/0143831x211030345 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0143831X2110303

Author(s):

Louis Florin ◽

François Pichault

Keyword(s):

Social Protection ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Policy Documents ◽

The Social ◽

Political Narratives ◽

Social Partners ◽

Narrative Policy Framework ◽

Policy Solutions ◽

The Eu ◽

Labour Regulation

The emergence of dependent contractors challenges the existing institutions regarding social protection and labour regulation. This article aims at identifying the political narratives that explain the emergence of New Forms of Employment (NFE) and dependent contracting along with the policy solutions proposed by the social partners at the EU and international level. By analysing policy documents from the social partners through the lens of a qualitative version of the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), the authors indentify two distinct narratives – ‘devaluation of work’ and ‘entrepreneurship and flexibility’. The authors show how these rationales lead to various policy solutions and identify oppositions and possible compromise.

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