Public Policy and Public Opinion: Trans-Subsystem Dynamics

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Trans-Subsystem Dynamics: Policy Topography, Mass Opinion, and Policy Change (with Hank C. Jenkins-smith), The Policy Studies Journal (2009)

We argue that the treatment of trans-subsystem change, and particularly the role of public opinion...

 

Policy Narratives and Policy Change

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Policy Narratives and Policy Processes (with Shanahan A. Elizabeth Dr. and McBeth K. Mark Dr.), Policy Studies Journal (2011)

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

 

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Heroes and Villains: Cultural Narratives, Mass Opinions, and Climate Change (2010)

Global climate change is easily identified as one of the most pressing and contentious policy...

 

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Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to be Wrong? (with Mark K. McBeth), Policy Studies Journal (2010)

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

 

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“The Science of Storytelling: Measuring Policy Beliefs in Greater Yellowstone” (with Mark K. McBeth and Elizabeth A. Shanahan), Society and Natural Resources (2005)

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

 

Cultural Theory

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Leading the Way to Compromise? Cultural Theory and Climate Change Opinion, PS: Political Science & Politics (2011)

Climate change is easily one of the most contentious policy problems facing the United States....