Policy controversies and political blame games /

"This book provides a context-sensitive explanation of blame games and their consequences. Drawing on the analysis of 15 blame games in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States (US), this book develops the first middle-range theory of these important political events"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hinterleitner, Markus, 1987- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative public policy.
Subjects:	Political culture > Western countries > Case studies. Government accountability > Western countries > Case studies. Blame > Political aspects > Western countries > Case studies. Crisis management in government > Western countries > Case studies. Political planning > Western countries > Case studies. Opposition (Political science) > Western countries > Case studies. Democracy > Western countries > Case studies. Comparative government. Western countries > Politics and government. Obligation de rendre compte (Administration publique) > Occident > Études de cas. Blâme > Aspect politique > Occident > Études de cas. Administration publique > Gestion de crise > Occident > Études de cas. Politique publique > Occident > Études de cas. Opposition (Science politique) > Occident > Études de cas. Blame > Political aspects Comparative government Crisis management in government Democracy Government accountability Opposition (Political science) Political culture Political planning Politics and government Western countries blame games political conflict policy controversies comparative-historical analysis Electronic books. Case studies
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Table of Contents:

How political systems manage their policy controversies
Blame games in the political sphere
Blame games in the UK
Blame games in Germany
Blame games in Switzerland
Mapping the influence of institutional factors
Mapping the influence of issue characteristics
A typological theory of blame games and their consequences
Blame games and their implications for politics and democracy under pressure.