The impact of public narratives has been so broad (including effects on beliefs and behaviour but extending beyond to emotion and personality), that the stakeholders in the process have been located across disciplines, institutions, governments, and, indeed, across epochs. This volume draws upon scholars in diverse branches of psychology and media research to explore the subjective experience of public narratives, the affordances of the narrative environment and the roles played by narratives in both personal and collective spheres. The book brings together contemporary theory and research...