Molly Andrews
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199812394
- eISBN:
- 9780199388554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812394.003.0005
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology
Chapter 5 explores the role of imagination in political narratives, tracing the connections between personal narrative and social change. Using the case study of Obama’s strategic use of stories, the ...
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Chapter 5 explores the role of imagination in political narratives, tracing the connections between personal narrative and social change. Using the case study of Obama’s strategic use of stories, the chapter develops a theoretical model of political narratives, arguing for their central importance in analysing formal and informal politics. The chapter explores the changing life of national stories, examining how each generation re-invents for itself national narratives, re-positioning them within its own frames of reference and bestowing them with a revitalised sense purpose. The chapter examines the role of political narratives as a tool for re-imagining citizenship.Less
Chapter 5 explores the role of imagination in political narratives, tracing the connections between personal narrative and social change. Using the case study of Obama’s strategic use of stories, the chapter develops a theoretical model of political narratives, arguing for their central importance in analysing formal and informal politics. The chapter explores the changing life of national stories, examining how each generation re-invents for itself national narratives, re-positioning them within its own frames of reference and bestowing them with a revitalised sense purpose. The chapter examines the role of political narratives as a tool for re-imagining citizenship.
