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Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender
Can public consultations reduce the blame attributed to elected representatives whose decisions end up backfiring? Using two pre-registered survey experiments fielded in the US, this chapter examines whether blame attribution and generation may be shaped by: (1) consultation characteristics, especia...
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| description | Can public consultations reduce the blame attributed to elected representatives whose decisions end up backfiring? Using two pre-registered survey experiments fielded in the US, this chapter examines whether blame attribution and generation may be shaped by: (1) consultation characteristics, especially regarding whether or not representatives align their policies, either actively or passively, with constituent opinion; and (2) elected representative and constituent characteristics, especially regarding a representative’s gender and constituents’ gender attitudes. The results suggest that public consultations are indeed liable to decrease blame, just so long as constituent opinion is not explicitly opposed to the representative’s decision. Active alignment with constituent opinion, however, does not appear to be a requirement for decreased blame—and effects related to gender are also largely absent. These findings are important for scholars seeking to better understand blame attribution and generation, clarifying how public consultations might help politicians to pre-empt blame by reducing clarity of responsibility. |
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| spelling | rr-article-263190912024-07-09T00:00:00Z Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender Anthony Kevins (7308500) Barbara Vis (5831354) blame attribution blame generation gender hostile sexism clarity of responsibility <p>Can public consultations reduce the blame attributed to elected representatives whose decisions end up backfiring? Using two pre-registered survey experiments fielded in the US, this chapter examines whether blame attribution and generation may be shaped by: (1) consultation characteristics, especially regarding whether or not representatives align their policies, either actively or passively, with constituent opinion; and (2) elected representative and constituent characteristics, especially regarding a representative’s gender and constituents’ gender attitudes. The results suggest that public consultations are indeed liable to decrease blame, just so long as constituent opinion is not explicitly opposed to the representative’s decision. Active alignment with constituent opinion, however, does not appear to be a requirement for decreased blame—and effects related to gender are also largely absent. These findings are important for scholars seeking to better understand blame attribution and generation, clarifying how public consultations might help politicians to pre-empt blame by reducing clarity of responsibility. </p> 2024-07-09T00:00:00Z Text Chapter 2134/26319091.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Blame_public_consultations_and_the_impact_of_gender/26319091 All Rights Reserved |
| spellingShingle | blame attribution blame generation gender hostile sexism clarity of responsibility Anthony Kevins Barbara Vis Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title | Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title_full | Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title_fullStr | Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title_short | Blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| title_sort | blame, public consultations, and the impact of gender |
| topic | blame attribution blame generation gender hostile sexism clarity of responsibility |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/26319091.v1 |