Policy Narratives and Policy Change

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The Story of Good Citizenship: Framing Recycling in the Context of Duty-Based and Engaged Citizenship. (with Donna L. Lybecker and Kacee A. Garner), Politics & Policy (2010)

Recent studies have explored the dimensions of duty-based versus engaged citizenship. These studies assert that...

 

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Conduit or Contributor? The Role of Media in Policy Change Theory (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Ruth J. Arnell, and Paul L. Hathaway), Policy Sciences (2008)

The policy change literature is contradictory about the role the media plays in policy change:...

 

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The Intersection of Narrative Policy Analysis and Policy Change Theory. (with Elizabeth A. Shananahn, Ruth J. Arnell, and Paul L. Hathaway), Policy Studies Journal (2007)

Narrative policy analysis and policy change theory rarely intersect in the literature. This research proposes...

 

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The Science of Storytelling: Measuring Policy Beliefs in Greater Yellowstone. (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan and Michael D. Jones), Society and Natural Resources (2005)

This study of Greater Yellowstone interest groups uses a mixed methodology that addresses methodological criticisms...

 

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Public Opinion for Sale: The Role of Policy Marketers in Greater Yellowstone Policy Conflict. (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan), Policy Sciences (2004)

This article develops a macro-level theory of framing to explain the intractable or wicked nature...

 

Environmental and Economic Development Policy

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The New West in the Context of Extractive Commodity Theory: The Case of Bison Brucellosis in Yellowstone National Park. (with Joseph M. Morris), Social Science Journal (2003)

Extractive commodity theory suggests that rural communities’ transformation from “Old West” to “New West” economies...

 

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Rural Elected Officials, Environmental Policy, and Economic Composition. (with Keith Bennett), Policy Studies Journal (2001)

This research uses an alternative economic composition methodology that classifies 52 Idaho rural communities. This...

 

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Contemporary Western Rural USA Economic Composition: Potential Implications for Environmental Policy and Research. (with Keith Bennett), Environmental Management (1998)
 

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Local Elected Officials and the Environment: Does Rural versus Urban Matter Anymore? (with Keith Bennett), Social Science Journal (1998)

A survey was mailed to elected officials (mayors and city council) from a sample of...

 

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Rural-Urban Influences in U.S. Economic Development and Environmental Policy. (with Richard H. Foster), Journal of Rural Studies (1996)

Despite the fact that rural communities have the most to gain and lose in matters...

 
The Environment v. the Economy: Views of State Development Officials., Spectrum: The Journal of State Government (1996)
 

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The Greening of State Rural Development Officials: A Call for Research., Journal of the Community Development Society (1996)

A national sample of 305 rural development administrators was used to define "green" rural development...

 

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Rural Environmental and Economic Development Attitudes: An Empirical Analysis., Economic Development Quarterly (1995)

Environmental preservation and economic development are two issues that divide the rural community. Rural areas...

 

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Rural Environmental Attitudes. (with Richard H. Foster), Environmental Management (1994)

Two frequent beliefs about rural environmental attitudes are examined conceptually and empirically: (1) the common...

 

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Using a Survey in the Rural Planning Process, Economic Development Review (1993)

Discusses the use of surveys in the rural economic planning process. Quality of life section;...

 

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Community Encouragement: Returning to the Basis for Community Development. (with Robert E. Chambers), Journal of Community Society (1992)

Presents a philosophical and theoretical critique of community development's transformation into economic development. Introduces a...

 

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Rural Development and Environmental Preservation: A Search for Community Consensus., Economic Development Review (1992)
 

Policy Analysis and Democracy

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Public Policy Praxis: A Case Approach for Understanding Policy and Analysis (with Randy S. Clemons) (2009)
 

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"Democratic Proceduralism in Community Policy Making" (with Joseph M. Morris), Public Policy for Distressed Communities (2002)
 

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Public Policy Praxis: Theory and Pragmatism, A Case Approach (with Randall S. Clemons) (2001)
 

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Post-Modern Policy Analysis in the Pre-Modern West: Problem Definition in the Yellowstone Bison Case. (with Randall S. Clemons), Administrative Theory and Praxis (1999)
 

Radioactive Waste Transportation

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Citizen Views of Transporting Radioactive Waste in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, and New Mexico. (with Ann S. Oakes), Journal of Environmental Systems (1998)
 

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Citizen Perceptions of Risk Associated with Moving Radiological Waste. (with Ann S. Oakes), Risk Analysis (1996)

Much has been written about public support or opposition to the siting of hazardous waste...

 

Pedagogy and Higher Education

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Public Policy Pedagogy: Mixing Methodologies Using Cases, Journal of Public Affairs Education (2010)

Over the past two decades, public policy professors have been confronted with a choice to...

 
Doctor of Arts Preparation of Interdisciplinary Scholar-Teachers: A Case Study in Political Science. (with Stephen R. White), Research for Educational Reform (2005)
 

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A History of the Doctor of Arts Tradition in American Higher Education. (with Stephen R. White), Education (2003)
 

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Self-Directed Work Teams: Process with Measurement., Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1998)

This article provides a group process for teaching an organizational theory class. The teaching strategy...

 

Rural Bank Policy

The Effect of Branch versus Unit Banking on Rural Small Businesses in Idaho and Montana. (with Robert J. Tokle), New York Economic Review (1997)
 
The Effect of Branch Banking on Rural Areas: A Survey. (with Robert J. Tokle), Pennsylvania Economic Review (1995)
 

Interest Group Lobbying

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From Protests to Litigation to YouTube: A Longitudinal Case Study of Strategic Lobby Tactic Choice for the Buffalo Field Campaign. (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Linda Tigert, and Paul L. Hathaway), Social Science Journal (2010)

The interest group literature has long explored under what circumstances interest groups choose lobby tactics...

 

Framing public policy

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Survey for “The Story of Good Citizenship: Framing Public Policy in the Context of Duty-Based versus Engaged Citizenship" (2010)
 

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Is the Fake News the Real News? The Significance of Stewart and Colbert on Democratic Discourse, Politics, and Policy (with Randy S. Clemons), The Stewart-Colbert Effect: Essays on the Real Impact of Fake News (2011)

"Is the Fake News the Real News? The Significance of Stewart and Colbert on Democratic...

 

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Policy Narratives and Policy Processes (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan and Michael D. Jones), Policy Studies Journal (2011)

The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) has influenced a generation of policy scholars with its emphasis...

 

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Narrative Policy Framework: The Power of Policy Narratives in Influencing Public Opinion (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan and Paul L. Hathaway), Politics & Policy (2011)

Policy narratives are pervasive in the policy arena with interest group letters, speeches, and media...

 

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Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to be Wrong? (with Michael D. Jones), Policy Studies Journal (2010)

Narratives are increasingly subject to empirical study in a wide variety of disciplines. However, in...

 

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Buffalo Tales: Interest Group Policy Stories in Greater Yellowstone. (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Linda E. Tigert, Paul L. Hathaway, and Lynette J. Sampson), Policy Sciences (2010)

Wicked policy problems—those that resist resolution and continuously cycle through different administrative jurisdictions—are time consuming...

 

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The Science of Storytelling: Policy Marketing and Wicked Problems in Greater Yellowstone (with Elizabeth A. Shanahan), Knowing Yellowstone: Science in America's First National Park (2010)