Policy Studies Workshop: Narrative Policy Framework - JSM735

• Title: Policy Studies Workshop: Narrative Policy Framework
• Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2020 to 2020
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 6
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (8); summer:unknown / unknown (8)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English, Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Additional information: http://konzultace: termíny na přihlášení na: http://konzultace .fsv.cuni.cz
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D. (28.01.2023)

Narratives – or stories - play an important role in the way actors think and decide about public policy. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) is a framework that offers a systematic approach to understanding the role of narratives in the policy process s. The NPF workshop is led by Dr. Caroline Schlaufer (University of Bern), an experienced NPF scholar, and Vilém Novotný (KVSP ISS UK FSV) and it take place on Monday, April 24, 2023 (THE DATE MIGHT CHANGE) 9.20-18.20.
The workshop is dedicated to all MA students who are interested in policy process research. It focuses on empirical applications of the NPF and allows students to formulate research designs and implement own empirical research.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D. (28.01.2023)

NPF theoretical text:

Shanahan, Elizabeth, Jones, Michael D., McBeth, Mark K. & Radaelli, Claudio (2018). The Narrative Policy Framework. In Weible, Christopher & Sabatier, Paul A. (eds.). Theories of the Policy Process : Theoretical Lenses on Public Policy. 4. vydání. Boulder, Col. and Oxford : Westview Press,  s. 173-215.

NPF methodological text:

Shanahan, Elizabeth A., Jones, Michael D., McBeth, Mark K. (2018). How to conduct a Narrative Policy Framework study. Social Science Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3, s. 332-345, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2017.12.002.

NPF metareview:

Schlaufer, Caroline, Kuenzler, Johanna, Jones, Michael D. & Shanahan, Elizabeth A. 2022). The Narrative Policy Framework: A Traveler’s Guide to Policy Stories. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Vol. 63, s. 249–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11615-022-00379-6

NPF case study:

Schlaufer, C., Gafurova, D., Zhiryakova, E., Shikhova, M., & Belyaeva, N. (2021). Narrative strategies in a nondemocratic setting: Moscow’s urban policy debates. Policy Studies Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12445

All texts and further readings are available to students in the SIS (see files here).

 

Further readings can be recommended by teachers.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D. (28.01.2023)

The credits will be granted after fulfilling following conditions (plagiarism and other misconducts against academic and/or good manners will prevent passing the course):
1) Active participation in discussion
2) Attendance (100 % - it is just a one day workshop)
3) Critical summaries of 3 texts (á 1-2 pages) 20 %
4) Elaboration of an assigned task by 2 students 10 %
5) Presentation own research intention or critical interpretation of a chosen text by 2 students (cca 15 min.) 20 %
6) Research design + a pilot empirical study by 2 students (8-10 pages from a paper of 15-20 pages / 27.000-36.000 signs with blanks) 50 %

Grading Scale (max. 100 points)
A         91-100 points
B         81-90 points
C         71-80 points
D         61-70 points
E         51-60 points
F          till 50 points

Deadlines

till April 19 Critical summaries of 3 texts (á 1-2 pages)
till April 19 Presentation own research intention or critical interpretation of a chosen text (cca 15 min.)
till April 24 Elaboration of an assigned task

till June 15 Research design + a pilot empirical study (15-20 pages / 27.000-36.000 signs with blanks)

Entry requirements

Last update: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D. (28.01.2023)

The workshop is open to all students interested in the policy process research. Previous knowledge of the policy process is advantage.
Working language is English.