From Policy “Frames” to “Framing”: Theorizing a More Dynamic, Political Approach

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-112

  van Hulst, Merlijn ^a   Yanow, Dvora ^b,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

categorizing; Donald Sch n; frame analysis; Martin Rein; naming; policy analysis; policy frames; policy framing; sense making; storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948808584     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074014533142     Document Type: Article

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