Constructing visual policy narratives in new media: the case of the Dakota Access Pipeline

Is seeing believing? Comparing the influence of textual and visual policy narratives on public opinion

“…Research on policy narratives has expanded to accommodate narratives that are visual in nature, including policy stories communicated through still images and videos (Boscarino, 2020;Lybecker et al, 2015Lybecker et al, , 2018McBeth et al, 2012). Most commonly, these visual narratives are disseminated through social media platforms, most of which either require or create strong incentives for users to economize messages.…”

“…Research on the specific role of images within policy narratives is just beginning to emerge (see, for a review, Rojas-Padilla et al, 2021). We know that users are more likely to share and like visual, rather than text-based, narratives on social media (Boscarino, 2020). Research also shows that the more emotionally gripping visual narratives are, the more views they receive (McBeth et al, 2012).…”

Introduction—Stories of the old world: The Narrative Policy Framework in the European context

“…Sixth, Schlaufer et al and Kuenzler shed light on another fascinating area: The role of narratives in policy implementation. Research on this stage of the policy cycle (Cairney, 2012) is generally scarce within the NPF, with a few notable exceptions (see e.g., Boscarino, 2020; O’Donovan, 2018). During implementation, a policy takes proper shape.…”

“…第六, Schlaufer等人和Kuenzler阐述了另一个有趣的领域: 叙事在政策执行中的作用。关于政策执行的NPF研究基本很少, 个别重要的研究除外 (Boscarino, 2020; O’Donovan, 2018) 。政策执行过程中, 政策已经成型。许多不同行动者 (例如街头官僚和代表目标群体的利益集团) 的观念、预期和利益汇集在一起。政策计划得以改进, 政策执行结构也得以形成 (Lipsky, 2010; Pülzl & Treib, 2007), 简而言之, 政策过程在执行期间继续进行。因此, 我们没有理由认为, 叙事不应在政策执行阶段发挥同等重要的作用。尽管如此, 一个系统的、广泛应用的方法 (用于政策执行NPF分析) 根本还未建立, 并且这种方法一定能对整个NPF框架的提升作贡献。…”

Indigenous-led grassroots engagements with oil pipelines in the U.S. and Russia: the NoDAPL and Komi movements

“…The NoDAPL movement built an extensive social media presence (Boscarino 2020). Confrontations with county police were repressed with increasing violence and physical injury to activists throughout October and November 2016; ultimately, nearly 800 people were arrested.…”