A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis of Ghana’s Energy Crisis, 2013-2016

• In Event: Conflict, Fear, and Risk: Narrating Policy Advocacy

Brief Overview

Analyzing 26 variables across 1000 news media articles that were obtained from major news media outlets such as Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times, our study explores how policy narratives likely influenced public opinion during Ghana’s energy crisis.

Authors

• Alex Osei-Kojo, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Kristin L. Olofsson, Oklahoma State University

• Michael D. Jones, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville