| Scandal!: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Consequences, Outcomes, and Significance of Political Scandals Contributor(s): Dagnes, Alison (Editor), Sachleben, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472535200 ISBN-13: 9781472535207 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - True Crime - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 364.132 |
| LCCN: 2013029942 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There are many types of political scandals: sex, corruption, and election scandals are but a few. Political scandals are public events that have tremendous consequence on citizenry and can undermine democratic institutions--when we pay attention to scandal, we risk ignoring weightier matters. This volume brings together an array of academics to explore the impact of political scandals. What makes this book different from others is the wide spectrum of perspectives brought together to help analyze a single subject. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sachleben, Mark: - Mark Sachleben is Associate Professor of Political Science at Shippensburg University, USA. He is co-author of Seeing the Bigger Picture (2nd, 2011), and author of Human Rights Treaties: Considering Patterns of Participation, 1948-2000 (2005).Dagnes, Alison: - Alison Dagnes is Professor of Political Science at Shippensburg University, USA. After being a producer at C-SPAN in Washington, she moved to academia and now teaches courses on American government and politics. Her research interests focus on American political behavior and ideology in modern American politics. She is the author of Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics (2010). |