Political narrative

Political narrative is a term used in the humanities and political sciences to describe the way in which storytelling can shape fact and effect understandings of reality. However, political narrative is not only a theoretical concept, it is also a tool employed by political figures in order to construct the perspectives of people within their environment and alter relationships between social groups and individuals. As a result, fiction has the potential to become fact and myths become intertwined into public discourse. Political narrative is consequential in its ability to elicit pathos, allowing the narrative to be influential through the value it provides rather than the truth that is told.

Meta-narratives are an important component to political narratives as it encompasses the artificiality of storytelling within a political context. They are central in shaping understandings of reality through the creation of history under the guise of grandeur and tales of development or expansion.