{"product_id":"narrative-politics-in-public-policy-legalizing-cannabis-hardcover","title":"Narrative Politics in Public Policy: Legalizing Cannabis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh T. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book draws on examples from cannabis policy discourse and elsewhere to illustrate how individuals come to subscribe to a particular policy narrative; how policy narratives evolve; how narratives are employed in public policy discourse to compete with other narratives; and how, on implementation, the winning narrative is performed and subsequently institutionalized. Further, it explores how uncertainty and ambiguity are constants in public policy discourse, and how different factions and groups pursue different goals and aspirations. In the current climate of political reality, disputable facts and contestable goals, this book shows how different coalitions and ideologies use narratives to compete for policy dominance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book draws on examples from cannabis policy discourse and elsewhere to illustrate how individuals come to subscribe to a particular policy narrative; how policy narratives evolve; how narratives are employed in public policy discourse to compete with other narratives; and how, on implementation, the winning narrative is performed and subsequently institutionalized. Further, it explores how uncertainty and ambiguity are constants in public policy discourse, and how different factions and groups pursue different goals and aspirations. In the current climate of political reality, disputable facts and contestable goals, this book shows how different coalitions and ideologies use narratives to compete for policy dominance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHugh T. Miller is a Professor at the School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGoverning Narratives: Symbolic Politics and Policy Change (2012)\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include Postmodern Public Policy and, with the late Charles Fox, Postmodern Public Administration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh T. Miller is a Professor at the School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGoverning Narratives: Symbolic Politics and Policy Change (2012)\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include Postmodern Public Policy and, with the late Charles Fox, Postmodern Public Administration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 169\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42103289610375,"sku":"9783030453190","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2889d1dd00c09a437e0e4b0250ddefa8.webp?v=1732412141","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/narrative-politics-in-public-policy-legalizing-cannabis-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}