Polarizing and Converging Discourse around Policy Change

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Brief Overview

This study analyses the discourses of policy actors in the news media surrounding a major policy change in the Lake Tahoe Basin to understand whether their policy positions and beliefs become more polarized or convergent over time.

Authors

• Elizabeth Koebele, University of Nevada Reno

• Stephanie Bultema, University of Colorado Denver

• Chris Weible, University of Colorado Denver