The Politics of Lying : Implications for Democracy / by L. Cliffe, M. Ramsay, D. Bartlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cliffe, Lionel.

Contributor:

Ramsay, Maureen, 1948-

Bartlett, Dave, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Political science.

Comparative Politics.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

Comparative Politics.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2000.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and an Introduction; Part I: Justifying and Explaining Political Deception in a Democracy; 1 Justifications for Lying in Politics; 2 Democratic Dirty Hands; 3 Explanations: The Political Context; 4 Explanations: Deception in the US Political System; 5 Explanations: Secrecy and Deception in the UK Political Context; Part II: Case-Studies; 6 The Iran-Contra Affairs; 7 The 'War' on Drugs; 8 The Scott Inquiry: Matrix Churchill and the Arms to Iraq Affair; 9 The Pergau Dam Affair: Civil Aid and Arms Exports; 10 Shoot to kill; 11 BSE: Mad Cows and Deregulation; Conclusions

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.

ISBN:

9786610248568

9780230597846

023059784X

9781280248566

1280248564

9780333981306

0333981308

9780333993811

0333993810

OCLC:

49851736