Crisis Leadership and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Using the Narrative Policy Framework to Analyze the Evolution of Gubernatorial Communications

• In Event: Trends in Health Care Policy

Brief Overview

This paper traces the evolution of gubernatorial narratives from pre- to post COVID-19 vaccine publicization to analyze how governors have constructed the virus, its impacts on vulnerable populations, and the policy implications of their narratives.

Authors

• Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University

• Ryan Lofaro, Florida Atlantic University

• Arjola Balilaj, Jacksonville State University