ABSTRACT When policy paradigms compete for sovereignty, a well thought-out narrative story is essential to arguing why one paradigm is superior to another. Narrative stories can be applied to underline the imperative for paradigmatic policy change. Combining Hall’s work on policy paradigms with Stone’s conceptualisation of narrative stories, this article explores how narrative stories are applied to support or oppose competing policy paradigms and proposes that the systematic analysis of narrative stories fosters a better understanding of policy paradigms. The case of labour market policy in Brazil is used to exemplify the argument: 13 years of Workers’ Party rule induced far-reaching changes in Brazilian social and labour market policy based on demand-orientation. Following the impeachment of President Rousseff, interim-President Temer initiated major labour reforms, reviving liberal narratives. This article explores how these policy changes are representative of the competition between policy paradigms, which are reflected in party-political competition, and how recent paradigm change is supported by the construction of narrative stories.

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另一个范式变化？巴西劳动力市场政策中的叙事和竞争性政策范式

摘要当政策范式争夺主权时，经过深思熟虑的叙述故事对于争论一个范式为何优于另一个范式至关重要。叙事故事可以用来强调范式政策变革的必要性。将霍尔关于政策范式的工作与斯通的叙事故事的概念化相结合，本文探讨了叙事故事如何应用于支持或反对竞争的政策范式，并提出对叙事故事的系统分析有助于更好地理解政策范式。以巴西的劳动力市场政策为例来说明这一论点：工党统治的13年引发了基于需求导向的巴西社会和劳动力市场政策的深远变化。继鲁塞夫总统的弹，之后，临时总统泰梅尔（Temer）发起了重大的劳动改革，恢复了自由派的叙述。本文探讨了这些政策变化如何代表政策范式之间的竞争（反映在政党政治竞争中）以及叙事故事的构建如何支持最近的范式变化。