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

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

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TextSeries: Public administration, criticism & creativityPublication details: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0817386289
9780817386283

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

320.6 23

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JF1525.P6 M67 2012

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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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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