How Anger and Fear Influence Policy Narratives: Advocacy and Regulation of Oil and Gas Drilling in Colorado

• In Event: The State of Narratives on Race, Health, and Advocacy in State Politics

Brief Overview

Analysis of how policy actors more effectively used anger towards a villain than fear for a potential victim to advocate for increased regulation of oil and gas drilling in Colorado.

Authors

• Jonathan Pierce, University of Colorado Denver

• Katrina L Miller-Stevens, Colorado College

• Isabel L Hicks, Colorado College

• Evan Rao, Colorado College

• Dova Isabel Castaneda Zilly, Colorado College