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The Discursive Construction of Blame

Author : James Murphy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137507225
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book The Discursive Construction of Blame written by James Murphy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the language of public inquiries to reveal how blame is assigned, avoided, negotiated and discussed in this quasi-legal setting. In doing so, the author adds a much-needed linguistic perspective to the study of blame – previously the reserve of moral philosophers, sociologists and psychologists – at a time when public inquiries are being convened with increasing frequency. While the stated purpose of a public inquiry is rarely to apportion blame, this work reveals how blame is nevertheless woven into the fabric of the activity and how it is constructed by the language of the participants. Its chapters systematically analyse the establishment of inquiries, their questioning patterns, how blame can be avoided by witnesses, how blame is assigned or not by an inquiry’s panel and how such blame may result in public apologies. The author concludes with an engaging discussion on the value of public inquiries in civic life and suggestions for changes to the processes of public inquiries. This book will appeal to readers with a general interest in public and political language; in addition to scholars across the disciplines of communication, media studies, politics, sociology, social policy, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, rhetoric, public relations and public affairs.

Legal Blame

Author : Neal Feigenson
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN 13 : 9781557988348
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Legal Blame written by Neal Feigenson and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2001 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Legal Blame sheds new light on how jurors try to do justice in the wake of accidents and reveals much about the overall psychology of jury decision making. Neal Feigenson, a professor of law, offers an illuminating framework for how jurors use their common sense, together with the law and the facts, to produce what the author refers to as "total justice." This book will appeal to lawyers, expert witnesses, practicing students, and academics, as well as anyone who is interested in learning about the psychology of legal persuasion.

European Blame Games

Author : Tim Heinkelmann-Wild
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192698095
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book European Blame Games written by Tim Heinkelmann-Wild and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is held responsible when EU policies fail? Which blame games resonate in the European public? European Blame Games challenges the conventional wisdom that the complexity of EU decision-making eschews clarity of responsibility, thereby rendering European blame games untargeted and diffuse. The book argues that the politicization of EU policies triggers a plausibility assessment of blame attributions in the public domain with the effect that European blame games gravitate towards true responsibilities, targeting those political actors involved in enacting a policy that is subsequently considered a policy failure. It distinguishes three kinds of European blame games. In scapegoat games, supranational EU institutions are held responsible for a policy failure. Renegade games occur when individual member state governments are considered the culprits for a failed policy. When responsibility for a policy failure is shared between EU institutions and member states, diffusion games prevail. The book also explores three conditions to explain when each of the three European blame games prevails: the type of policy failure, the type of policy making, and the type of policy implementation. To empirically probe these conditions, European Blame Games studies the blame games in ten instances of EU policy failures, including EU foreign policy, environmental policy, fiscal stabilization, and migration policy. Transformations in Governance is a major academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, and environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states to supranational institutions, subnational governments, and public-private networks. It brings together work that advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.

Compiler Construction

Author : Koen De Bosschere
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642370519
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Compiler Construction written by Koen De Bosschere and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Compiler Construction, CC 2013, held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2013, which took place in Rome, Italy, in March 2013. The 13 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. They have been organized into five topical sections on register allocation, pointer analysis, data and information flow, machine learning, and refactoring.

Thinking About Social Problems

Author : Donileen Loseke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351472097
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Thinking About Social Problems written by Donileen Loseke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new second edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but also the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others. It introduces two primary changes. First, some attention is devoted to the "new social movements" that emphasize social change through identity transformation rather than through structural change. Second, the text now also looks more closely at the importance of emotions in constructing public consciousness of social problems.When the first edition was published, Teaching Sociology noted, "Loseke does a superb job explaining the relationship between sociology and social problems in a text that is very well research and engaging, yet with tremendous attention to detail and accuracy... [W]ould provide a solid base for any social problems class." Contemporary Sociology wrote that the book is "engagingly well written in a personal, unpretentious style, and well informed by the author's knowledge of the professional literature."

Invitation to Personal Construct Psychology

Author : Trevor Butt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1861563876
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to Personal Construct Psychology written by Trevor Butt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07-02 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 'invitation' focuses on questions of personality in everyday life that intrigue and puzzle us. In this way, we are introduced to both the principles and the fascinating methods of the psychology of personal constructs. This second edition incorporates the recent work on trauma and grieving that has been produced by psychotherapists in this field. It also includes a guide to up to date developments in constructivist theory and method. Without losing sight of the important issues that we all encounter in our lives, the authors provide a compelling invitation to this approach to personality. Written in plain English, with numerous examples, they show how we both make and find meaning in the world that confronts us.

The Blame Game

Author : Christopher Hood
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691162123
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Blame Game written by Christopher Hood and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blame game, with its finger-pointing and mutual buck-passing, is a familiar feature of politics and organizational life, and blame avoidance pervades government and public organizations at every level. Political and bureaucratic blame games and blame avoidance are more often condemned than analyzed. In The Blame Game, Christopher Hood takes a different approach by showing how blame avoidance shapes the workings of government and public services. Arguing that the blaming phenomenon is not all bad, Hood demonstrates that it can actually help to pin down responsibility, and he examines different kinds of blame avoidance, both positive and negative. Hood traces how the main forms of blame avoidance manifest themselves in presentational and "spin" activity, the architecture of organizations, and the shaping of standard operating routines. He analyzes the scope and limits of blame avoidance, and he considers how it plays out in old and new areas, such as those offered by the digital age of websites and e-mail. Hood assesses the effects of this behavior, from high-level problems of democratic accountability trails going cold to the frustrations of dealing with organizations whose procedures seem to ensure that no one is responsible for anything. Delving into the inner workings of complex institutions, The Blame Game proves how a better understanding of blame avoidance can improve the quality of modern governance, management, and organizational design.

Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value

Author : David Mosey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119151910
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value written by David Mosey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide that explores how procurement and contracts can create an integrated team while improving value, economy, quality and client satisfaction Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value provides an important guide for project managers, lawyers, designers, constructors and operators, showing step by step how proven collaborative models and processes can move from the margins to the mainstream. It covers all stages of the project lifecycle and offers new ways to embed learning from one project to the next. Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value explores how strategic thinking, intelligent team selection, contract integration and the use of digital technology can enhance the value of construction projects and programmes of work. With 50 UK case studies, plus chapters from specialists in 6 other jurisdictions, it describes in detail the legal and procedural route maps for successful collaborative teams. Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value: Examines the ways to create an effective contract that will spell success throughout the procurement process Contains helpful case studies from real-world projects and programmes Explores the benefits of the collaborative construction process and how to overcome common obstacles Bridges the gaps between contract law, collaborative working and project management Includes the first analysis of the NEC4 Alliance Contract, the FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract and the TAC-1 Term Alliance Contract

Roman Disasters

Author : Jerry Toner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745676685
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Roman Disasters written by Jerry Toner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. From the battle of Cannae, where fifty thousand men fell in a single day, to the destruction of Pompeii, to the first appearance of the bubonic plague, the Romans experienced large scale calamities.Earthquakes, fires, floods and famines also regularly afflicted them. This insightful book is the first to treat such disasters as a conceptual unity. It shows that vulnerability to disasters was affected by politics, social status, ideology and economics. Above all, it illustrates how the resilience of their political and cultural system allowed the Romans to survive the impact of these life-threatening events. The book also explores the important role disaster narratives played in Christian thought and rhetoric. Engaging and accessible, Roman Disasters will be enjoyed by students and general readers alike.

Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services

Author : Christopher Hall
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781843100737
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Constructing Clienthood in Social Work and Human Services written by Christopher Hall and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores social work as a series of encounters - between clients and social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state.

An Invitation to Social Construction

Author : Kenneth J Gergen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473927706
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book An Invitation to Social Construction written by Kenneth J Gergen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen’s celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary social science. The Third Edition includes: updates reflecting the many new developments in theory, research, and practice a more student-friendly, personal writing style three new chapters on education, and therapy and health care, and organizations key insights into how social construction can help support you in your research projects, from start to finish. An Invitation to Social Construction is the must-read text for all social science students, academics and practitioners wishing to learn about social constructionism, along with the forms of inquiry and practice central to its impact.

Under Construction

Author : Bobbe Harris
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1425999123
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book Under Construction written by Bobbe Harris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned! Diamond Jones finally thinks she has met her knight in shining armor and her "Mr. Right." She is convinced when she and the handsome Andre Ploushette become "an item" that all the lying and games men play are a thing of the past. However, as their relationship progresses, Diamond learns that her "Mr. Right" not only has some hidden dark secrets but a life that will make her truly see that there is a thin line between love and hate.

Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Project Management

Author : Helen Lingard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780419262107
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Project Management written by Helen Lingard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses an increasingly important area in the construction industry. Case studies are used extensively to illustrate important points and refer to current successful safety management techniques.

Crisis and the Media

Author : Marianna Patrona
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027264422
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Crisis and the Media written by Marianna Patrona and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is ‘crisis’, one of the most resonating words in the modern world, related to the mass media? Is crisis independent of the discourse practices of media text and talk? This book is a collection of studies that brings together current research into the ways in which crisis is constructed and communicated in contemporary media discourse. Studies in this book advance our understanding of crises as social events that are discursively constructed, performed, responded to, but also ‘rehearsed’ as a form of social practice. Relying on the application of techniques of discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis (CDA), including visual analysis, the book provides a wealth of empirical evidence on how crisis is mediated across a range of written, oral and visual media. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of media, who combine an interest in discourse analysis with disciplines as diverse as media and cultural studies, political communication, and sociology.

The Politics of Sorrow

Author : Daniel D. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317020022
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Sorrow written by Daniel D. Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on several years of research with grief support organizations and the families and friends of murdered children, this book examines the emotional experience of families in the aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow, offering a comparative analysis of White and African-American families as they navigate the experience of homicide, shedding light on the ways in which the class location or ethnicity of mourners affects their experience. Analyzing the manner in which police and other authorities differentially extend emotional support to bereaved families, notify them of a homicide, or assign blame, The Politics of Sorrow reveals how 'disenfranchised grief' comes to be an institutionalized outcome of their practice. The book further examines the effects of 'announcement shock' and the importance to the family of the moral career of the deceased, as they seek to manage his or her identity, often dealing with their grief through an active pursuit of justice in court, or through political involvement with a grief support organization, which mobilizes families in pursuit of its political ends. A rigorous study of stigma, identity, and stratified experiences of grief, The Politics of Sorrow will appeal to sociologists interested in interactionist methods, race, class, and emotion.

Constructing Pain

Author : Robert Kugelmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317554752
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Constructing Pain written by Robert Kugelmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone experiences pain, whether it’s emotional or physical, chronic or acute. Pain is part of what it means to be human, and so an understanding of how we relate to it as individuals - as well as cultures and societies - is fundamental to who we are. In this important new book, the first in Routledge’s new Critical Approaches to Health series, Robert Kugelmann provides an accessible and insightful overview of how the concept of pain has been understood historically, psychologically, and anthropologically. Charting changes in how, after the development of modern painkillers, pain became a problem that could be solved, the book articulates how the possibilities for living with pain have changed over the last two hundred years. Incorporating research conducted by the author himself, the book provides both a holistic conception of pain and an understanding of what it means to people experiencing it today. Including critical reflections in each chapter, Constructing Pain offers a comprehensive and enlightening treatment of an important issue to us all and will be fascinating reading for students and researchers within health psychology, healthcare, and nursing.

Ethics and Crisis Management

Author : Lina Svedin
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617354988
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Ethics and Crisis Management written by Lina Svedin and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daily process of public service provision and administration is filled with value judgments and value trade-offs, and the safeguarding of just and fair processes is key to the public’s trust in governing institutions. In crises, public decision-makers face complex ethical judgments under great uncertainty, timepressure, and heightened public scrutiny. A lack of attention to the ethical dimensions of crises has lead decision-makers to long-shadow crises that never reach closure. Furthermore, crises triggered by unethical conduct by public officials steadily feed people’s cynicism about politicians and bureaucracy. The fact that decision-makers often are judged on how they dealt with ethical issues in crises further underlines the importance of this topic. Little scholarly attention had been paid to how ethics play into and are dealt with in situations when they matters most – in crises. In order to improve government performance we need to analyze the ethical dilemmas and normative challenges that face practitioners in crises. This book meets this challenge by presenting a public policy framework for analyzing the ethical dilemmas in crises and introduces ten empirical chapters written by prominent public administration and crisis management scholars. The cases reviewed include Abu Ghraib, the 9/11 Commission, the 2008 Financial Crisis and the Memorial Hospital Tragedy during Hurricane Katrina. Building off the empirical focus on inherent ethical challenges in crises and actor ethics in evaluation and judgment, the concluding chapter outlines important lessons about criteria for crisis decision-making and strategies, the poisoned apple of bureaucratic discretion, and the nature of post-crisis evaluations. The book is geared toward students, scholars, and practitioners concerned with public management, public sector ethics, public policy, crisis management, and the implication of these factors on business and corporate crisis management.