The Narrative Policy Framework: child or monster?

Critical Policy Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 339-355

  Jones, Michael D ^a   Radaelli, Claudio M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interpretivism; metatheory; narrative inquiry; Narrative Policy Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942988906     PISSN: 19460171     EISSN: 1946018X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19460171.2015.1053959     Document Type: Article

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