Scandals in past and contemporary politics

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Scandals in past and contemporary politics

edited by John Garrard & James L. Newell

Manchester University Press, 2006

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"Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave"

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Considers the social and historical significance of political scandal Examines the constant and changing features of political scandal over the past three centuries Offers an 'insider's account' of the role of the press in the reporting - and indeed manufacture - of some of the most memorable scandals of recent years Discusses the enduring features of scandals in terms of their character, the conditions under which they occur, their evolution and effects Of interest to anyone concerned about an increasingly conspicuous feature of modern liberal democratic societies

目次

  • Introduction - James L. Newell
  • PART I: THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
  • 1. Scandals: an overview - John Garrard
  • 2. Understanding the wave of scandal in contemporary Western Europe - Veronique Pujas
  • 3. Political scandals and political development in the United States - Robert Williams
  • PART II. WHAT SCANDALS ARE AND HOW THEY UNFOLD
  • 4. A journalist looks at political scandal - Chris Moncrieff
  • 5. 'Keeping the bastards honest': Australia and the investigation of political scandal - Jenny Fleming
  • 6. Payments for no political response? Political corruption and tribunals of inquiry in Ireland, 1991-2003 - Gary Murphy
  • 7. Sex, lies, and audiotapes: the Watergate and Monica Lewinsky scandals in American politics - Eric M. Uslaner
  • PART III. WHY SCANDALS EMERGE AND WHAT THEY INDICATE
  • 8. Political scandals and crisis management in Greece 1821-2001 - Kleomenis S. Koutsoukis
  • 9. Scandal in a scandalous age: the impeachment and trial of Warren Hastings 1788-95 - Robin Theobald
  • 10. Diamonds and videotape: political scandals and the presidents of the fifth French Republic - Helene Bilger-Street and Marion Demoissier
  • 11. Contaminated blood and political scandal in Ireland - Anne-Maree Farrell
  • PART IV. THE RESULTS AND FUNCTIONS OF SCANDALS
  • 12. The role of scandals in post-communist Russia - Julia Wishnevsky
  • 13. How and why do corruption scandals cost votes? - Fernando Jimenez and Miguel Cainzos
  • 14. How scandals affect the values and policies of decision makers - Jeroen Maesschalck.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA8191293X
  • ISBN
    • 9780719065514
  • LCCN
    2006296129
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Manchester, UK
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 242 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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