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Author Hinterleitner, Markus, 1987- author.

Title Policy controversies and political blame games / Markus Hinterleitner.

Publication Info. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages) : illustrations.
Series Cambridge studies in comparative public policy
Cambridge studies in comparative public policy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
"In modern, policy-heavy democracies, blame games about policy controversies are commonplace. Despite their ubiquity, blame games are notoriously difficult to study. This book elevates them to the place they deserve in the study of politics and public policy. Blame games are microcosms of conflictual politics that yield unique insights into democracies under pressure. Based on an original framework and the comparison of fifteen blame games in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and the US, it exposes the institutionalized forms of conflict management that democracies have developed to manage policy controversies. Whether failed infrastructure projects, food scandals, security issues, or flawed policy reforms, democracies manage policy controversies in an idiosyncratic manner. This book is addressed not only to researchers and students interested in political conflict in the fields of political science, public policy, public administration, and political communication, but to everyone concerned about the functioning of democracy in more conflictual times."-- Provided by publisher.
Note Print version record and online resource (Cambridge Core, viewed March 19, 2021).
Subject 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.
Blame -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00834114
Comparative government. (OCoLC)fst00871341
Crisis management in government. (OCoLC)fst00883630
Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
Government accountability. (OCoLC)fst01746414
Opposition (Political science) (OCoLC)fst01046603
Political culture. (OCoLC)fst01069263
Political planning. (OCoLC)fst01069460
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Western countries. (OCoLC)fst01302083
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Other Form: Print version: Hinterleitner, Markus, 1987- Policy controversies and political blame games Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2020] 9781108494861 (DLC) 2020002781
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