LIST OF PANELS

The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) is a theory of the policy process that investigates the role of narratives in all stages of the policy process. The purpose of this panel is to gather NPF scholars around the world to share their research questions, discoveries, and challenges. The primary research question for the NPF is how policy narratives shape the policy process. The power of policy narratives occurs across levels of analysis (micro, meso, macro), at all stages of the policy process, and amongst varying governance regimes. At ICPP7, we welcome NPF scholarship that advances the framework and/or gives insight into complex policy issues.

The panel welcomes papers that contribute to ongoing research around and engage critically with the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). Research topics may include (but are not restricted to):

--Comparative analyses applying the NPF
--The NPF applied to different political regimes and to new policy contexts and geographies
--NPF research using innovative methods
--Use of different forms of policy narratives (visual, written, oral)
--Investigating macro-level narratives and/or integration across levels of analysis
--Non-results using the NPF
--NPF applications in policy implementation or evaluation

Applicants should clearly anchor their research in the NPF framework or engage critically with it to enable fruitful discussions during the panel.