Constructing Policy Narratives in 140 Characters or Less: The Case of Gun Policy Organizations
Constructing Policy Narratives in 140 Characters or Less: The Case of Gun Policy Organizations
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用 140 个或更少的字符构建政策叙述：枪支政策组织的案例
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2016
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M. Merry
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M. Merry
本研究通过分析 2009 年至 2014 年布雷迪防止枪支暴力运动和全国步枪协会发布的近 10,000 条推文，探讨了利益集团对枪支政策问题的框架。利用叙事政策框架 (NPF)，我调查了利益集团利用社交媒体构建政策叙事的程度。这项研究表明，140 个字符可以传达很多信息；枪支管制和枪支权利组织都使用 Twitter 来识别受害者、指责“恶棍”、赞扬“英雄”并提供政策解决方案。这项研究通过揭示团体框架随时间的变化趋势，揭示了枪支管制的政治，并建议改进 NPF 的假设。最后，这项工作强调了社交媒体对公共政策学术的重要性。
This study examines interest groups’ framing of gun policy issues via an analysis of nearly 10,000 tweets by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association spanning from 2009 to 2014. Utilizing the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), I investigate the extent to which interest groups use social media to construct policy narratives. This research shows that much can be conveyed in 140 characters; both gun control and gun rights organizations used Twitter to identify victims, blame “villains,” commend “heroes,” and offer policy solutions. This research sheds light on the politics of gun control by revealing trends over time in groups’ framing and suggests refinements for hypotheses of the NPF. Finally, this work underscores the importance of social media for public policy scholarship.