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Hinterleitner, Markus, 1987-

Policy controversies and political blame games / Markus Hinterleitner. - 264 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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"--

ISBN: 9781108494861

LCCN: 2020002781

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Western countries--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: JA 75.7 / H55 2020