Abstract
Understanding stakeholder strategies and effectiveness are key components in an analysis of policy change and policy coalition dynamics. The narrative policy framework (NPF) provides a mechanism for systematically analyzing these elements of the policy process. Using a multi-case study of stakeholder communication in environmental policy making, this study analyzes stakeholder narrative strategy, effectiveness, and framing of winners and losers. This chapter empirically tests several NPF meso-level hypotheses using a multi-case research design, a methodological approach new to NPF research. This research design moves beyond single-case analysis of narratives by varying cases by policy issues (water supply and energy), policy venues (legislation versus regulation), and policy positions (policy winners and losers).
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Crow, D.A., Berggren, J. (2014). Using the Narrative Policy Framework to Understand Stakeholder Strategy and Effectiveness: A Multi-Case Analysis. In: Jones, M.D., Shanahan, E.A., McBeth, M.K. (eds) The Science of Stories. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137485861_7
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