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We provide evidence on the stories that people tell to explain a historically notable rise in inflation using samples of experts, U.S. households, and managers. We document substantial heterogeneity in narratives about the drivers of higher inflation rates. Experts put more emphasis on demand-side factors, such as fiscal and monetary policy, and on supply chain disruptions. Other supply-side factors, such as labor shortages or increased energy costs, are equally prominent across samples. Households and managers are more likely to tell generic stories related to the pandemic or mismanagement by the government. We also find that households and managers expect the increase in inflation to be more persistent than experts. Moreover, narratives about the drivers of the inflation increase are strongly correlated with beliefs about its persistence. Our findings have implications for understanding macroeconomic expectation formation.

Der vorgestellte Arbeitsschwerpunkt der Autorin ergibt sich aus der Erarbeitung eines psychologischen Phänomenbereichs – der subjektiven Erfahrung von chronischer Krankheit und Behinderung, insbesondere von Hirnschädigung – mit Hilfe eines spezifischen methodischen Zugangs, dem autobiographischen narrativen Interview. Im Mittelpunkt der Nutzung und der methodischen Weiterentwicklungen des Ansatzes steht die Frage nach der "narrativen Identität" und ihrem empirischen Niederschlag in den generierten Erzähltexten. Narrative Identität wird hierbei als situierte, pragmatisch bestimmte, autoepistemische und interaktiv gestaltete Leistung im Forschungskontext auf dem Hintergrund kulturell vermittelter Erzähltraditionen verstanden. Es wird ein systematischer Analyseansatz erarbeitet, der interaktive und kontextuelle Aspekte des Interviews wie rhetorische und Positionierungsstrategien des Erzählens berücksichtigt. Ebenso wird der Frage nach der häufig zitierten "narrativen Bewältigung" von Krankheit und Behinderung nachgegangen. Ein weiterer Arbeitsschwerpunkt ist den autobiographischen Erzählungen von Partnern zum Problemfeld Behinderung und die Verschränkung von Identität und Alterität im Vergleich der entstandenen Erzähltexte gewidmet. Die Arbeit läßt sich somit im Überschneidungsbereich von autobiographischer Erzähl-, Identitäts- und Bewältigungsforschung im Rahmen einer qualitativen Methodologie verorten.

Abstract
In this paper I lay out some of the main theoretical methodological principles that underlie a
narratives-as-practices approach and discuss three foci that emerge from current research and pave the way for future
investigations. In particular, I focus on mobility, connectivity, time/space anchoring and chronotopicity as both characteristics
of narrative and research areas which allow for an integration of the focus of interactional approaches on emergence with a
consideration of the historical and social embedding of narratives into practices. I review recent research that has contributed
to this trend in narrative studies and discuss some of the limitations of current work and areas that need further investigation.
I advocate for an expansion of research on a wider variety of practices, attention to the characteristics of narrative genres, and
in general a stronger critical engagement with ways in which narratives participate in social processes involving power and
inequality.

In this article it is argued that two forms of narratives need to be incorporated into narrative research. The first is ontological narratives, which are akin to life histories. The second is epistemological narratives. These latter ones are the stories the researcher is conveying to the reader about a particular social world. When used together, the reader is presented with a rich and compelling telling of a particular place and time. To illustrate this, this article draws on the narrative of Alf, a self-employed craftworker, and the epistemological narrative written by the author.

AbstractThis paper considers the problem of a narrative philosophy according to F. W. J. Schelling and narrative logic according to Franklin Ankersmit. Referring to these examples, I ask whether there is any philosophy to narrative at all. First, I discuss Schelling's views from his unfinished work "The Ages of the World," as well as his later dialectics of mythology of revelation from the system of the ages of the world. I focus on a dialectics of figurative and speculative order, which is at the core of Schelling's project to tell philosophy in the form of poetry and demonstrate the origins of Schelling's narrative philosophy in his early, transcendental thought. Next, I juxtapose my findings with Ankersmit's analysis of historians' language. I also consider whether, and how, some of these ideas can be applied in contemporary narrative research.

Kriger vinnes i det kognitive domenet. Denne hypotesen er utgangspunkt for denne analysen av krigen mot terrorisme og dens tilhørende strategiske narrativer. Artikkelen gir støtte til hypotesen og understreker sammenhengen mellom krigens faktiske utvikling, og dens narrativer. Artikkelen analyserer selve narrativet om en krig mot terrorisme. Hvordan oppstod dette master-narrativet? Hvordan utviklet det seg over tid? Hva ble det erstattet av, og hvilke aktører var sentrale i å utfase frasen «krig mot terrorisme»? To nøkkelaktører i å avslutte både krigen mot terrorisme og narrativet om den er ISIL og president Barack Obama. ISIL overtok rollen som verdens mest fryktede og mektige terrorgruppe, og stilte dermed Al Qaida i skyggen. Mens Obama helt systematisk valgte å ikke benytte frasen «krig mot terror». En krig som aldri nevnes av USAs commander-in-chief er ikke lenger et operasjonelt militært konsept. Med likvideringen av bin Laden i 2011 gav Obama USA en slags «closure» for 9/11-traumet. For krigen mot terror var alltid president George W. Bush sin krig. Han etterlot seg to bakkekriger som man vanskelig kan påstå at USA kunne vinne. Men Bush sin strategi-omlegging i Irak i 2007, «The Surge», skaffet USA nok pusterom til å trekke seg ut. Men med ISILs hurtige fremvekst ble gleden kortvarig, ettersom de opprettet en pseudo-stat i Levanten.
Abstract in English:Narratives from the War on TerrorWars are decided in the cognitive domain. This hypothesis is supported by this article on the war on terrorism and its strategic narrative. The analysis emphasizes how the physical warfighting is inextricably linked to the strategic narratives of the war. Special consideration is given here to the master narrative establishing the war on terror. How was this narrative constructed? How did it develop over time? What replaced it, and what actors were crucial in retiring the phrase 'war on terror'? Two key actors in this respect were ISIL and President Barack Obama. ISIL eclipsed Al Qaida as the world's most feared and infamous terror group. Whereas Obama systematically avoided using the phrase 'war on terror' altogether. A war that is never mentioned by the USA's Commander-in-Chief is no longer an operational military concept. Equipped with the targeted killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011, Obama brought closure to the national trauma of 9/11. Because the war on terrorism was always George W. Bush's war. He left behind two large scale ground wars with little prospect of success in either of them. He did provide a temporary change of fortune in Iraq with 'the Surge' of fresh troops in 2007. But these gains were soon enough erased as ISIL grew and developed into a pseudo-state in northern Iraq and Syria.

This address considers the epidemiology of narratives relevant to economic fluctuations. The human brain has always been highly tuned toward narratives, whether factual or not, to justify ongoing actions, even such basic actions as spending and investing. Stories motivate and connect activities to deeply felt values and needs. Narratives "go viral" and spread far, even worldwide, with economic impact. The 1920–1921 Depression, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the so-called Great Recession of 2007–2009, and the contentious political-economic situation of today are considered as the results of the popular narratives of their respective times. Though these narratives are deeply human phenomena that are difficult to study in a scientific manner, quantitative analysis may help us gain a better understanding of these epidemics in the future. (JEL D72, E32, G01, N10)

Traumatische Kindheitserfahrungen können zur Ausbildung von Dissoziation als Reparaturmechanismus und infolgedessen zu fragmentierten Erinnerungen führen. In narrativen Interviews zeigen sich diese Fragmentierungen als Spuren im Ausdrucksfeld der Sprache. In diesem Beitrag wird anhand von Fallbeispielen aufgezeigt, wie sich Dissoziationen als Folge von Traumatisierungen in der Vergangenheit wie auch in der Gegenwart sprachlich ausdrücken können und welche unterstützenden Möglichkeiten Interviewer/innen in Forschungssituationen haben. Denn erst das Erkennen von traumatisch bedingten Inkonsistenzen ermöglicht das Verstehen von Lebensgeschichten traumatisierter Menschen jenseits von kollektiv wirksamen Tabuisierungen. Auf diese Weise vermeiden Forscher/innen die Reproduktion von gesellschaftlich relevanten Schweigegeboten bzw. Verleugnungsprozessen im wissenschaftlichen Kontext.