Theoretical, Methodological and Normative Perspectives of Narrative Analysis in the Political

Abstract

The effect of narratives on the human mind has drawn the attention of philosophers and scholars from the dawn of classical thought. The understanding that people understand and communicate via narratives is well established among scholars from many fields in the social sciences and humanities. Recent decades have seen a growing interest in the concept of narrative by scholars of politics and lately also scholars of international relations. Understanding the role of narrative in the national and international domain raises a wide range of methodological and theoretical questions, spanning from normative issues to analytical and methodological ones. Questions such as how do we define political narratives? what are the pros and cones of a narrative research of political issues? what is the role of national narratives? and what are the moral ramifications of the use of narratives as an analytical approach or a rhetorical device? are only few examples for fundamental issues need to be addressed. This panel seeks to discuss some of these questions. We are looking for papers that address broad theoretical, methodological and normative perspectives of narrative analysis in the political domain, but papers with empirical examples and demonstrations are welcomed.

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