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Developing a convincing narrative for your campaign
Short description

The framework of "Story-Based Strategy" helps you figure out your campaign’s narrative strategy. It’s composed of tools or worksheets that you can use to analyze the opposition’s story, the current popular narrative about your issue, and develop a way of pitching or talking about your issue that will win over the folks you need to win!

Unlock-hypothesis

The development of a common narrative targets especially institutional and behavioural Lock-Ins. It can help to: Open political windows of opportunity, reduce resistance to change, build new alliances for the mobility transition, change habits.

Lock-in Layers

institutional, behavioural

Lock-in Cluster

Lack of Motivation/Intention & Habits, Personal and Social Beliefs, Attitudes, Characteristics of the Alternative, Political agency

Tool maturity Level

TML5

Link for further information about the tool
Level of effort for application

low

Skill level needed for application

low

Suitable spatial context

flexible

Spatial limitation

no

Target group

general public, local/district administration, local politicians, city administration, city politicians, residents of particular area, students, NGOs / local interest groups

Empowerment strategy

shared communication of narratives

Visualisation

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LLL-Application

Vienna

Languages

English, spanish, Traditional Chinese