Policy Controversies and Political Blame Games

ISBN-13: 9781108816441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Markus Hinterleitner

Opis

This book is addressed not only to researchers and students interested in political conflict and blame games in the fields of political science, public policy, public administration, political communication, and media studies, but to everyone concerned about the functioning of democracy in more conflictual times.

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.