Narrative persuasiveness of the intentional causal mechanism. Jones, and mark k. Verkkonarratives have a dual function that both reflects and shapes who we are. Representing both the communicative and transformative nature of narrative, storytellers spin their. Verkkothe salience of the blame game and the difference in the amount of coverage devoted to blaming each level of government allows us to formulate a. Verkkopublic discussion over responsibility for 9/11 gave americans a dress rehearsal for the assignment of credit and blame in iraq. Verkkonarratives can also be used to assign blame or responsibility for the cause of a policy problem (shanahan et al. 2014), potentially constraining the types. Verkkolast week, critical state took a deep dive into new research on whether insurgents can force governments to take the blame for deadly attacks. Verkkowithin political science literature on government blame games, the focus of blaming tends to be on the outcomes of policymakers’ actions, such as loss.
