Who is held responsible when EU policies fail? Which blame games resonate in the European public? European Blame Games challenges the conventional wisdom that t

Analyses and compares political blame games in Western democracies to show how democratic political systems manage policy controversies.

The blame game, with its finger-pointing and mutual buck-passing, is a familiar feature of politics and organizational life, and blame avoidance pervades govern

This book analyzes whether citizens blame and credit European Union (EU) institutions for policy failures and successes, and how that matters when people make d

The future of Europe and the role it will play in the 21st century are among the most important political questions of our time. The optimism of a decade ago ha