Aaron Smith-Walter

Biographic Data

ID4128282
NAMEAaron Smith-Walter
GIVEN NAMESAaron
FAMILY NAMESmith-Walter
SIGNATURESMITH-WALTER A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
ORCID0000-0001-8314-2036
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS39
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • A systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework: A future research agenda

    Johanna Kuenzler, Bettina Stauffer et al.ARTICLEPolicy & Politics2025

    The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has become instrumental in understanding how policy narratives impact public policy processes. This article presents a systematic analysis of the historical development of NPF research, drawing on a review of 189 NPF articles to investigate its evolution. The findings are presented across five temporal stages, examining the use of the NPF’s theoretical elements. The analysis indicates a consistent focus on the…

  • The Narrative Policy Framework

    Michael D Jones, Aaron Smith-Walter et al.CHAPTERTheories of the Policy Process2023

    The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) illuminates the dynamic role of narratives in the policy process. For more than a decade, NPF scholarship has examined the power of narratives at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. This body of scientific work demonstrates that narratives do, indeed, matter at various junctures of the policy process. In this chapter, we detail NPF assumptions, describe the three levels of analysis, identify associated hypoth…

  • Simulacra and spectacle: The role of negative public values in the re-enchantment of U.S. politics

    Aaron Smith-Walter, Christian AngelucciARTICLEAdministrative Theory & Praxis2021References: 11

    This paper details the manner in which Trump’s brand image and use of political spectacle attempt to displace political authority reliant on rationality in decision making, which has long legitimated public bureaucracy. The corresponding threat to contemporary governance arrangements has undermined the sense of stability, and this paper examines Trump’s use of media spectacle to exploit neoliberal administration’s inability to appreciate aspects …

  • Discussing Policy Theories, Policy Formation, and Analytical Methods

    Open AccessMichael D Jones, Geoboo Song et al.ARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2020Cited by: 1References: 26

  • Victims of Health‐Care Reform: Hirschman's Rhetoric of Reaction in the Shadow of Federalism

    Open AccessAaron Smith-WalterARTICLEPolicy Studies Journal2018Cited by: 11References: 34

    This paper harnesses the Narrative Policy Framework's articulation of characters as vital components of policy narratives to enhance the analytical traction of Albert O. Hirschman's typology of reactionary and progressive rhetoric. Using content analysis of transcripts containing policy narratives presented in federal legislative, executive, and judicial venues, this paper presents an analysis of the rhetorical use of victims as surrogates for an…

  • Gun Stories: How Evidence Shapes Firearm Policy in the United States

    Open AccessAaron Smith-Walter, Harold L Peterson et al.ARTICLEPolitics & Policy2016Cited by: 27References: 25

    This article examines the role of evidence in the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence's firearm policy debate proximate to the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. The groups’ member‐directed policy narratives are operationalized with The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), and new categories of evidence for the framework are developed. Analysis of 2,535 paragraphs of member newsletters indicates the g…