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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"policy narratives"”.
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The Treasury of Stories: Policy Narratives of Anti-Illicit Finance
… financial sanctions (a case of <em>strong</em> policy action), anti-money laundering in real estate (a case of <em>tentative</em> policy action), and the proposed demonetization of high denomination notes (a case of policy <em>in</em>action). While considering a wide range of plausible …
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National Evaluation Policy Narratives: The Happening of Kenya's National Evaluation Policy
… of how NEP subgroups influence evaluation policy processes in sub-Saharan countries like Kenya. This dissertation identifies and explains the processes and dynamics of establishing national evaluation policies. Such policies strengthen and structure national evaluation capacities (NECs), …
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Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: New Concerns, Old Arguments?
… in Africa, less is known about how recent policy responses and development interventions in the name of climate change and pastoral area development are shaped by certain discourses and narratives and by political interests. This is important because the simplifications that are often a …
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IDEATIONAL POWER IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORMS:A DISCOURSE NETWORK ANALYSIS OF INTEREST GROUPS' POLICY NARRATIVES
… to reform within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Despite increasing demands for sustainability, driven by external crises, political pressures, and changes in EU decision-making, the CAP has only partially integrated environmental concerns. While new actors and ideas have entered the …
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International politics and construction of climate security by small island developing states: Maldives and Samoa form broader meanings of security
… discursive formation of national and foreign policy narratives on climate change as a security concern. It recognises SIDS have played an important role in promoting comprehensive approaches to climate security at the United Nations Security Council debates - these included considering …
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Justificational narratives : what is the role of fear in Israeli narratives of war?
… of political speeches (which I have called 'policy narratives') delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the period February 2002 - October 2003. I have sought, with reference to Aristotle and other writers on persuasion, to delineate the rhetorical devices employed by Sharon and …
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Understanding the Contemporary Character of Braamfontein Johannesburg: Towards a renewed understanding of urban renewal in cities in the South
… in the south. The findings examined here include policy narratives and empirical referents to culture-led strategies of urban renewal and ways in which they speak less to market-orientated objectives, and more to socio-political ones; how the findings in Braamfontein speak to literature on …
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The re-design of rural governance : New institutions for old?
… proceeds through the construction of structured policy narratives over the period from the war to the present. The study contrasts the development of productivist regimes in the UK and the European Community and reveals significant differences in the policy institutions which have strongly …
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Reconciliation and the role of the journalist : Indigenous peoples, truth, stories, and public policy
The role mainstream media plays in public policy agenda-setting is discussed in a number of books and papers, and takes up considerable space in the agenda-setting literature. This study examines the role mainstream media played in both shaping and sharing narratives about Indigenous peoples. It …
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Capitalizing on literacy: federal adult education policy in the 20th century
… dissertation argues that federal adult education policy adheres to a human capital discourse that reinforces the flawed perception that literacy acquisition alone begets individual and, by extension, national economic progress. To illuminate the lasting influence of this discourse and the …
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“On the Floor” and “At the Table”: Child Care Work, Advocacy, and the Devaluation of Social Reproduction in Canada’s Non-Profit Sector
… their labour under contemporary funding and policy regimes? The research draws on qualitative fieldwork conducted with a provincial child care advocacy organization and a community-based child care centre during the implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system. This …
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Narrative Power Europe? : Change and continuity in the European Union’s policy narrative to the Israel–Palestine conflict
… a detailed analysis of the EU’s Israel–Palestine policy narrative from the earliest discussions within the European Economic Community to the European Union’s present-day position. Despite a rich literature on the Israel‒Palestine conflict and the European Union, scholarly attention to the EU’s …
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Immigrants Facing Immigration Policy: State Laws Regulating Eligibility For In-State Tuition And Belonging Among Immigrant Youth In The United States
… collective action. It also builds on theories of policy design highlighting the role of policy images in immigration reform. This dissertation aims to develop a broader understanding of the subjective sense of belonging, which includes civic and political engagement along with various measures of …
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Exploratory Analysis of the Inhabitants' Experience of the Singaporean Smart Nation: Construction, Boundaries, and Connection
… in conjunction with the assemblage of government policy narratives to explore the construction of the SN and its impact on inhabitants. To do so, it examines a selection of government documents pertaining to their vision for the SN, an online survey of Singaporean residents (n=255), and informant …
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Whose voice prevails? Policy-making at the crossroads between security and development in EU-West African migration cooperation
… forming an empirical study on the politics of policy-making between the EU and West African countries. It appraises the scope and limitations of EU external migration governance in Senegal and Ghana, and the participation of diverse actors in the shaping of migration governance. Contextually, …
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Understanding the Service Needs of Gang-Involved Youth: Social Identity and Ecological Influences on Health Decision-Making
… (e.g., youth of color, poor). Yet, research and policy narratives routinely center delinquency, violence, and legal system intervention with limited attention to health and well-being. To develop relevant and responsive service approaches to address needs and reduce disparities, research is …
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Re-reading the new right: risk, media, and rhetoric in Republican environmental policy
… risk. These risks, as managed by environmental policy, are one target of the new right’s deregulatory agenda and as such form, the central political issue examined in this paper using Lash and Urry’s theory of reflexive modernization.
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Renegotiating the narrative: EQ students’ attitudes and engagement in relation to the language of the Socioeconomic Equity ‘EQ’ Project and inequity
… socioeconomic disadvantage and discrimination in policy and practice reflects the University’s commitment to equity through health professional graduates that represent, and are more responsive to, the communities they serve. This research examines how we talk about inequity, acknowledge unfair …