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Prime Ministers and Political Narratives for Policy Change: Towards a Heuristic
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Grube, D, Prime Ministers and Political Narratives for Policy Change: Towards a Heuristic, Policy and Politics, 40, (4) pp. 569-586. ISSN 0305-5736 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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© The Policy Press, 2012
DOI: doi:10.1332/030557312X13351982118318
Abstract
Political narratives play a central role in modern governance. They explain a government's driving principles, and underpin their ability to implement policy change. Rhetoric is the tool that Prime Ministers use to articulate and frame political narratives to support their policy prescriptions. This article examines four case studies of how Prime Ministers in Westminster systems have used political rhetoric to create narratives capable of making a persuasive case for policy change. Common themes are explored to provide the basis for a heuristic that encapsulates contemporary prime ministerial practice in articulating political narratives for policy change. © The Policy Press, 2012.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Prime Ministers, policy change, heuristic |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Policy and administration |
Research Field: | Policy and administration not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Government and politics |
Objective Field: | Government and politics not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Grube, D (Associate Professor Dennis Grube) |
ID Code: | 99015 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
Deposited By: | Arts, Law and Education |
Deposited On: | 2015-03-11 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-19 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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