
The Politics of Lying
Implications for Democracy
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 17. March 2000
Book
Hardback
XIV, 236 pages
978-0-333-71738-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'A refreshing and timely study on an issue central to our understanding of how we are governed and one too often neglected by academics.' - Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian
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Edition
2000 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XIV, 236 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-71738-7 (9780333717387)
DOI
10.1057/9780230597846
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Persons
LIONEL CLIFFE is Professor of Politics at the University of Leeds where he has worked for 10 years. He is a specialist in international politics and political economy, with special emphasis on developing countries and the relations of the west towards them. He is Deputy Director of the Leeds Centre for Democratisation Studies and has done much research on the 'third wave of democratisation'.
MAUREEN RAMSAY is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leeds where she has worked since 1992. Before this she was Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University. Her focus on aspects of social justice. She has written two books Human Needs and the Market (Avebury 1992) and What's Wrong with Liberalism (Leicester University Press 1997) as well as several articles.
DAVE BARTLETT has taught the Politics of Lying at the University of Leeds. His PhD is on the transition to multi-party politics in Zambia. His research interests are international politics and political economy, and the politics of developing countries.
MAUREEN RAMSAY is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leeds where she has worked since 1992. Before this she was Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University. Her focus on aspects of social justice. She has written two books Human Needs and the Market (Avebury 1992) and What's Wrong with Liberalism (Leicester University Press 1997) as well as several articles.
DAVE BARTLETT has taught the Politics of Lying at the University of Leeds. His PhD is on the transition to multi-party politics in Zambia. His research interests are international politics and political economy, and the politics of developing countries.
Content
Preface and an Introduction Introduction PART ONE: JUSTIFYING AND EXPLAINING POLITICAL DECEPTION IN A DEMOCRACY Justifications for Lying in Politics; M.Ramsay Democratic Dirty Hands; M.Ramsay Explanations: the Political Context; M.Ramsay Explanations: Deception in the U.S Political System; L.Cliffe Explanations: Secrecy and Deception in the U.K Political Context; L.Cliffe PART TWO: CASE STUDIES The Iran-Contra Affairs; L.Cliffe The 'War' on Drugs; L.Cliffe The Scott Inquiry; D.Bartlett The Pergau Dam Affair: Civil Aid and Arms Exports; D.Bartlett Shoot to Kill; M.Ramsay B.S.E: Mad Cows and De-regulation; D.Bartlett Parliamentary Lobbying and Sleaze in British Politics; D.Bartlett Conclusions; M.Ramsay & L.Cliffe References Index