The politics of lying : implications for democracy
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The politics of lying : implications for democracy
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 2000
- : uk
- : us
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides the first attempt to synthesise what is a pervasive phenomenon, and one that is mentioned tangentially in many political analyses, but nowhere receives the systematic and theoretical treatment that its significance to the working of 'democratic' political practice deserves. It will thus be a volume that should interest a range of scholars in government and political theory, in comparative politics and communications.
Table of Contents
- Preface and an Introduction Introduction PART ONE: JUSTIFYING AND EXPLAINING POLITICAL DECEPTION IN A DEMOCRACY Justifications for Lying in Politics
- M.Ramsay Democratic Dirty Hands
- M.Ramsay Explanations: the Political Context
- M.Ramsay Explanations: Deception in the U.S Political System
- L.Cliffe Explanations: Secrecy and Deception in the U.K Political Context
- L.Cliffe PART TWO: CASE STUDIES The Iran-Contra Affairs
- L.Cliffe The 'War' on Drugs
- L.Cliffe The Scott Inquiry
- D.Bartlett The Pergau Dam Affair: Civil Aid and Arms Exports
- D.Bartlett Shoot to Kill
- M.Ramsay B.S.E: Mad Cows and De-regulation
- D.Bartlett Parliamentary Lobbying and Sleaze in British Politics
- D.Bartlett Conclusions
- M.Ramsay & L.Cliffe References Index
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