Reconciling Perspectives on Blame Avoidance Behaviour
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DOI: 10.1111/1478-9302.12099
Abstract: Blame avoidance behaviour (BAB) has become an increasingly popular topic in political science. However, the preconditions of BAB, its presence and consequences in various areas and in different political systems largely remain a black box.… read more here.
Keywords: blame avoidance; perspectives blame; avoidance behaviour; reconciling perspectives ... See more keywords
Blame avoidance, scapegoats and spin: Why Dutch politicians won’t evaluate ZBO-outcomes
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DOI: 10.1177/09520767211022490
Abstract: Despite high expectations about the results of agencification and a legal obligation to evaluate executive agencies, ministers and MPs seem not very interested in evaluating agencies’ results. Hood’s theory on blame avoidance is used to… read more here.
Keywords: avoidance scapegoats; scapegoats spin; dutch politicians; spin dutch ... See more keywords