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The Narrative Policy Framework

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ID12985258
AuthorsMichael D Jones (0000-0002-8377-732X, Oregon State University, corresponding author), Claudio M Radaelli (0000-0001-5056-5585, University of Exeter)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue3
Pages339-355
Publication date2015-06-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1946-0171 • E-ISSN: 1946-018X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19460171.2015.1053959
OpenAlexW2147215413
LanguageEN
Citations received86
References cited55

Recent critiques of the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) have described the framework as a hybrid – and perhaps contradictory – platform using postpositivist theory in the service of positivistic methods. While the NPF has done much to advance what one might term its positivist hypotheses-testing orientation, the ongoing relationship between the NPF and its postpositive, interpretative foundation is – to date – unclear. This article explores the relationship between the NPF and interpretivism. In our exploration, we detail NPF dimensions of ontology, epistemology, socio-theoretic choice, disciplinary boundaries, generalizing versus particularizing styles and normativity, as these dimensions relate to interpretivism. We find the NPF and interpretivism to be quite compatible along our analyzed dimensions – albeit with major epistemological differences. We conclude with a discussion outlining what the NPF has to offer interpretivism and what interpretivism has to offer the NPF

Discipline · Epistemology · Foundation (evidence · Monster · Narrative · Ontology · Political science · Positivism · Social science · Sociology · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · History · Law · Philosophy · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research

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