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Narratives in Action: Connecting Actors, Institutions, and Ideas Through the Narrative Policy Framework

Policy Analysis
Public Policy
Narratives
Policy Change
Policy Implementation
Policy-Making
P360
Hilda Broqvist
Mid-Sweden University
Jule Susanne Ksinsik
Université de Lausanne
Johanna Kuenzler
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Approaching Actors - Institutions - Ideas Interactions in Public Policy and Policy Process Research

Building: Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor: 2, Room: 2.01+2.02

Wednesday 09:00 - 10:45 CEST (09/09/2026)

Abstract

This panel provides a forum for scholars employing the Narrative Policy Framework to examine how narratives mediate between actors’ strategies, institutional constraints, and ideational change. We welcome both conceptual and empirical work across policy domains and governance levels.

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