Narrative policy analysis

摘要: Narrative Policy Analysis presents a powerful and original application of contemporary literary theory policy analysis to many today’s most urgent public issues. Emery Roe demonstrates across wide array case studies that structuralist poststructuralist theories narrative are exceptionally useful in evaluating difficult problems, understanding their implications, making effective recommendations. Assuming no prior knowledge theory, introduces the theoretical concepts terminology from through an examination budget crises national governments. With focus on several particularly intractable issues areas environment, science, technology, he then develops methodology by showing how conflicting "stories" often tell more policy-relevant meta-narrative. He shows advantage this approach reading analyzing stories examining ways which views participants unfold told representative involving California Medfly crisis, toxic irrigation San Joaquin Valley, global warming, animal rights, controversy over burial remains Native Americans, Third World development strategies. Presenting bold innovation interdisciplinary sciences, brings social sciences humanities together better address real-world problems policy—particularly those characterized extreme uncertainty, complexity, polarization—which, if not effectively managed now, will plague us well into next century.