Pass the buck or the buck stops here? The public costs of claiming and deflecting blame in managing crises
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DOI: 10.1017/s0143814x21000039
Abstract: Abstract When things go wrong, and the government may be to blame, the public support enjoyed by elected executives is vulnerable. Because attribution of responsibility is often not straightforward, elected executives can influence citizens’ evaluations… read more here.
Keywords: deflecting blame; blame; elected executives; buck buck ... See more keywords