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DESCRIPTION:Rachel McGovern (University of Tennessee) will present at the I
 nstitutional Grammar Research Initiative's IGRI Research Seminar Series.Ab
 stract:This presentation re-evaluates conventional Institutional Analysis 
 and Development (IAD) scholarship\, which has traditionally prioritized th
 e study of specific rules configurations and their role in forming effecti
 ve institutional arrangements. By drawing insights from the Narrative Poli
 cy Framework (NPF)\, McGovern seeks to enrich the understanding of institu
 tional-actor-rule dynamics. She argues that effective institutional govern
 ance may actually be more reliant on the narrative foundations and persona
 l cognitive interpretations of these rules than on the explicit rules them
 selves. Although institutional scholarship recognizes the centrality of co
 mmunication\, its impact on shaping institutional arrangements and rule fo
 rmation remains insufficiently explored. McGovern advocates for the integr
 ation of the NPF and the Institutional Grammar Tools’ (IGT) ADICO\, identi
 fying potential parallels between the two frameworks. Her preliminary rese
 arch suggests a cyclical relationship between narratives and institutions\
 , with narratives shaping and being shaped by institutional rules and norm
 s. Building upon Narrative Attention Theory\, she aims to understand the b
 roader implications of institutional narratives in driving or reinforcing 
 policy stasis. This research represents a foundational step toward a compr
 ehensive theoretical framework on the role of narratives in institutions.
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SUMMARY:The Narrative Policy Framework and Institutions
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Rachel McGovern (University of Tennessee) w
 ill present at the Institutional Grammar Research Initiative's IGRI Resear
 ch Seminar Series.</p><h3>Abstract:</h3><p>This presentation re-evaluates 
 conventional Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) scholarship\, wh
 ich has traditionally prioritized the study of specific rules configuratio
 ns and their role in forming effective institutional arrangements. By draw
 ing insights from the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF)\, McGovern seeks to
  enrich the understanding of institutional-actor-rule dynamics. </p><p>She
  argues that effective institutional governance may actually be more relia
 nt on the narrative foundations and personal cognitive interpretations of 
 these rules than on the explicit rules themselves. Although institutional 
 scholarship recognizes the centrality of communication\, its impact on sha
 ping institutional arrangements and rule formation remains insufficiently 
 explored. </p><p>McGovern advocates for the integration of the NPF and the
  Institutional Grammar Tools’ (IGT) ADICO\, identifying potential parallel
 s between the two frameworks. Her preliminary research suggests a cyclical
  relationship between narratives and institutions\, with narratives shapin
 g and being shaped by institutional rules and norms. Building upon Narrati
 ve Attention Theory\, she aims to understand the broader implications of i
 nstitutional narratives in driving or reinforcing policy stasis. </p><p>Th
 is research represents a foundational step toward a comprehensive theoreti
 cal framework on the role of narratives in institutions.</p>
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