Social Constructions, Policy Narratives, and Other Constructivist Aspects of Policy Process Research

Abstract

Constructivist approaches play a central role in understanding all aspects of the policy process. Yet, theoretical approaches differ in how they consider the objectivity and the subjectivity, the "constraints", the institutions, and the role of discourses and narratives. This Panel welcomes theoretical, empirical and methodological Papers, embedded in Social Construction Framework, Narrative Policy Framework, and various approaches to interpretative policy analysis.