Seeking the high ground

Exploring advocacy groups' use of policy narratives in the legalization of same‐sex marriage in Taiwan

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ID6329973
AuthorsYu‐heng Jung (Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance University of Washington Seattle Washington USA, corresponding author), Zong‐xian Huang (0000-0002-3751-6583, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy University at Albany, State University of New York Albany New York USA)
Year2024
Volume52
Issue3
Pages671-696
Publication date2024-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/psj.12542
OpenAlexW4399061941
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited49

Advocacy groups employ narrative strategies and framing techniques to enhance societal support. However, to date, it remains unclear how the dynamics of narrative strategy evolve over time and what factors contribute to these shifts. To fill this research gap, we use the Narrative Policy Framework to analyze the competing advocacy groups' Facebook pages in Taiwan's same‐sex marriage debate from 2016 to 2019. The findings reveal that policy positions offer greater predictive power for the devil–angel shift, yet the utilization of conflict expansion and containment strategies is tied to policy issues, political events, and their intended target audience. Our findings also demonstrate that the phenomenon of policy narrative learning occurs when convergence of potential policy outcome is achieved. Furthermore, this study highlights the role of institutional mechanisms in advocacy through venue shopping, underscoring the contextual nature of advocacy groups' narrative strategies. These findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the utilization of narrative strategy in addressing a contentious social issue

Art · Common ground · Legalization · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology

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