Governing narratives : symbolic politics and policy change / Hugh T. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Hugh T. (Hugh Theodore), 1953-

Series:

Public Admin: Criticism and Creativity

Public administration: criticism & creativity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Policy sciences.

Political planning.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8628-9

OCLC:

819635350