Governing narratives: symbolic politics and policy change
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Beteilige Person: Miller, Hugh T., (Hugh Theodore) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:Public administration, criticism & creativity
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Words/action -- The mobilization of stories -- Connotation -- The politics of changing practices -- Narrative performance -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: narratives in drug policy -- Appendix 2: environmental policy discourse
By highlighting the degree to which meaning making in public policy is more a cultural struggle than a rational and analytical project, Governing Narratives brings public administration back into a political context. In Governing Narratives, Hugh T. Miller takes a narrative approach in conceptualizing the politics of public policy. In this approach, signs and ideographs-that is, constellations of images, feelings, values, and conceptualization-are woven into policy narratives through the use of story lines. For example, the ideograph "acid rain" is
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ISBN:0817386289
9780817386283