Stories in the agenda: a Narrative Policy Framework study

This study applies the “Narrative Policy Framework” (NPF) to the affirmative action policy process of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) and proposes theoretical intersection between the NPF and agenda setting literature, seeking to find out the role of policy narratives in policy processes....

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Autores: Rodrigues Neto, Damasio Duval, Barcelos, Márcio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/82403
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/82403
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:narrative policy framework
policy analysis
agenda setting
affirmative action
análise de políticas públicas
formação de agenda
ações afirmativas
análisis de políticas
formación de agenda
acciones afirmativas
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Sumario:This study applies the “Narrative Policy Framework” (NPF) to the affirmative action policy process of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) and proposes theoretical intersection between the NPF and agenda setting literature, seeking to find out the role of policy narratives in policy processes. NPF is an empiric-oriented framework that posits that the policy-makers’ stories have generalizable components and are built and crafted in accordance to their ideas. These are policy narratives, and are at the center of the policy process. By analyzing formulation stages of public policy and referring to ideas and narratives, the NPF refers to the agenda setting literature and provides means for empirical research of agenda setting concepts. The study undertook analysis of regulatory outputs and semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that policy narratives have affected institutional regulatory outputs regarding UFPel’s affirmative action policies.