scholarly journals Narratives in power and policy design: the case of border management and external migration controls in Italy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Terlizzi
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
Dominant Narratives ◽  
Narrative Policy Framework ◽  
External Migration

AbstractThis article explores the relationship between policy narratives and the design of the Italian border management and external migration control regime in the last two decades. First, drawing from the theory of social construction and policy design and through a qualitative application of the Narrative Policy Framework, the article traces the evolution of narratives developed by key actors in government. Second, it investigates the design of the Italian externalization policy. Empirical material is drawn from government documents and decision-makers’ parliamentary interventions, press conferences, speeches, newspaper interviews and op-eds. The evidence shows that the dominant narratives have remained constant over time. Humanitarian rhetoric has been mobilized to justify and legitimize the implementation of security measures through bilateral agreements signed with African countries. The implications of such a design are relevant in that it poses serious concerns in terms of respect for migrants’ human rights. Overall, the article offers new insights into the empirical investigation of policy narratives and sheds light on the role of narratives in the social construction of migration policy design.

Narrative Policy Framework: The Influence of Media Policy Narratives on Public Opinion

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH A. SHANAHAN ◽  
MARK K. MCBETH ◽  
PAUL L. HATHAWAY
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
Narrative Policy Framework

scholarly journals Stories in the agenda: a Narrative Policy Framework study

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.

Science, stories and the anti-vaccination movement

Human Affairs ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Sanctuary Cities, Focusing Events, and the Solidarity Shift: A Standard Measurement of the Prevalence of Victims for the Narrative Policy Framework

10.15788/npf7 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Smith-Walter ◽  
◽  
Emily Fritz ◽  
Shannon O’Doherty ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Narrative Strategies ◽  
Focusing Events ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Immigration And Customs Enforcement ◽  
Narrative Policy Framework

Numerous state and local jurisdictions across the United States have adopted policies limiting their cooperation with federal deportation efforts carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Sometimes referred to as “sanctuary cities,” these jurisdictions interpret federalism in a way that resists active participation in federal immigration enforcement. Employing the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), we analyze 164 public consumption documents to examine policy narratives disseminated by interest groups engaged in the policy debate surrounding sanctuary cities between 2010 and 2017. Using data derived from a content analysis of these documents, we develop a new measure, the solidarity shift, to capture the prevalence of victims in policy narratives; we find there are significant differences in the narrative strategies employed by advocates and opponents of sanctuary jurisdictions, with opponents’ narratives demonstrating more active responses to external events and a higher proportion of victims, relative to other characters. We also find that the killing of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco can be seen as a focusing event because of the narrative actions of anti-sanctuary city advocates and their reliance on the solidarity shift, which resulted in significant changes to anti-sanctuary city narrative strategies.

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

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.

An Examination of Policy Narratives in Agricultural Biotechnology Policy in India

World Affairs ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhi Huda
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Narrative Policy Framework

The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) focuses attention on the importance of narratives in policy debates and on their empirical analysis. While NPF has become an increasingly important and accepted approach to studying the policy process, the vast majority of research applies it to the policy contexts of the United States, which limits tests of its potential generalizability and responsiveness to cultural specificity. To broaden the contextual scope of the approach, this study applies the NPF to a non-U.S. policy context through examining the controversial issue of agricultural biotechnology policy in India. It analyzes media coverage from leading English newspapers in India to explore the strategic use of narrative variables in policy narratives. In doing so, it highlights the important role of incomplete policy narratives in policy debates and outcomes. Policy narratives do not always contain a full suite of narrative components, and yet they may be among the most common messages received by the public and political actors. Through an analysis of incomplete narratives, this study attempts to further refine the definition of policy narratives and consider which narratives are important from empirical and audience reception perspectives. Results show that incomplete narratives occur more frequently and contain relevant narrative variables.

scholarly journals Government messaging about COVID-19 vaccination in Canada and Australia: a Narrative Policy Framework study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freya Saich ◽  
Alexandra Martiniuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
New Information ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Narrative Policy Framework ◽  
Compare And Contrast ◽  
Insight Into

Background: Storytelling and narratives are critical components to public policy and have been central to public policy communicators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: This study applied the Narrative Policy Framework to compare and contrast the policy narratives of the Canadian and Australian Prime Ministers regarding COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: Official media releases, transcripts and speeches published on the websites of Prime Minister Morrison and Prime Minister Trudeau between 31 August 2020 and 10 September 2021 relating to COVID-19 vaccines were thematically analysed according to the Narrative Policy Framework. Results: The policy narratives of Scott Morrison and Justin Trudeau tended towards describing both governments as heroes for securing and rolling out vaccines. Trudeau tended to focus on the villain of COVID-19 while Morrison regularly described other countries as victims of COVID-19 to position Australia as superior in its decision-making. These findings also demonstrate how narratives shifted over time due to changing COVID-19 case numbers, emergence of rare complications associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and as new information arose. Conclusion: These findings offer lessons for COVID-19 times as well as future pandemics and disease outbreaks by providing insight into how policy narratives influenced policy processes in both Australia and Canada.

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