Presidents and Political Scandal
Managing Scandal in the Modern Era
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Presidential scandals draw our attention for a variety of reasons. Whether they concern sex, money, or power, the shock of scandals stresses the political system and shows in stark relief how the boarders of power that define the presidency and other institutions can expand and contract. Understanding how presidents try to manage political scandals in the modern era provides a unique vantage point on the power of individual presidents, the institution of the presidency, and the larger political environment.
In this expanded second edition of Presidents and Political Scandal, Richard Barberio applies his development of the concept of “backfire,” or the creation of a faux scandal to misdirect attention from the original scandal, to illustrate how the technique was fully implemented by Trump. Is the use of the backfire specific to the president or is it more the function of the political system at the time? This book uses a case study format overlaid with an analytical framework to investigate these and related questions that are important to both scholars and to students studying the presidency.
Richard P. Barberio is a professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at Oneonta, USA.
Presidential scandals draw our attention for a variety of reasons. Whether they concern sex, money, or power, the shock of scandals stresses the political system and shows in stark relief how the boarders of power that define the presidency and other institutions can expand and contract. Understanding how presidents try to manage political scandals in the modern era provides a unique vantage point on the power of individual presidents, the institution of the presidency, and the larger political environment.
In this expanded second edition of Presidents and Political Scandal, Richard Barberio applies his development of the concept of “backfire,” or the creation of a faux scandal to misdirect attention from the original scandal, to illustrate how the technique was fully implemented by Trump. Is the use of the backfire specific to the president or is it more the function of the political system at the time? This book uses a case study format overlaid with an analytical framework to investigate these and related questions that are important to both scholars and to students studying the presidency.
Provides updated and timely analysis of the end of the first Trump administration Introduces and pioneers a new concept—the use of backfires to manage scandal Presents an evaluation of the current nature of scandal and its effects on the U.S. political system
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Richard P. Barberio
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Scandal Political Scandal Presidential scandal Presidential Power Public presidency Misdirection Media and Presidency US Political system Presidential Scandal Management Political Corruption American politics American presidency American Democracy The Watergate Scandal the Lewinsky Affair