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

The concept of frames or framing, especially cast as “frame analysis,” has an established history in public policy. Taking off from the work of Donald Schön and Martin Rein, we develop the idea of policy analytic framing, the more dynamic of the two terms, in ways that strengthen what we see as its...

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Published in:American review of public administration Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 92 - 112
Main Authors: van Hulst, Merlijn, Yanow, Dvora
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Dynamic tests
Dynamics
Frame analysis
Frames
Framing
Kennis, Technologie and Innovatie
Knowledge Technology and Innovation
Mathematical analysis
Naming
Policies
Policy making
Political theory
Public policy
Storytelling
Strategic Communication
Strategische Communicatie
Studies
Takeoff
Theory
WASS
frame analysis
categorizing
Martin Rein
storytelling
policy framing
sense-making
policy frames
naming
policy analysis
Donald Schön
ISSN:0275-0740, 1552-3357
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Summary:The concept of frames or framing, especially cast as “frame analysis,” has an established history in public policy. Taking off from the work of Donald Schön and Martin Rein, we develop the idea of policy analytic framing, the more dynamic of the two terms, in ways that strengthen what we see as its promise for a more process-oriented and politically sensitive understanding of the activities it is used to characterize. We argue that such an approach needs to engage the following aspects of the work that framing does: sense-making; selecting, naming, and categorizing; and storytelling. In addition, frame theorizing needs to engage not only the way issues are framed but also the intertwining of framing and frame-makers’ identities, and the meta-communicative framing of policy processes.
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ISSN:0275-0740
1552-3357
DOI:10.1177/0275074014533142