Marvel, John (2014) In the wake of public crises, political “blame games” can lead to bad public policies. LSE American Politics and Policy (10 Oct 2014). Website.
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Abstract
When things go wrong, such as when disasters and other crises occur, politicians often look to assign blame in order to gain political capital. But how do members of the public react when politicians and public servants apportion blame? Using the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings as a case study, John Marvel finds that an individual’s sense of who is to blame depends on who is doing the blaming, and who is being blamed. He argues that such ‘blame games’ can have an effect on which government policy responses people are willing to support to address future crises.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2014 12:23 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 19:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60314 |
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