Policy Controversies and Political Blame Games

ISBN-13: 9781108494861 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 220 str.

Rhode Island) Hinterleitner Markus (Brown University

Opis

Analyses and compares political blame games in Western democracies to show how democratic political systems manage policy controversies.

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1. How political systems manage their policy controversies; 2. Blame games in the political sphere; 3. Blame games in the UK; 4. Blame games in Germany; 5. Blame games in Switzerland; 6. Mapping the influence of institutional factors; 7. Mapping the influence of issue characteristics; 8. A typological theory of blame games and their consequences; 9. Blame games and their implications for politics and democracy under pressure; References; Appendix.