The politics of blame-seeking: strategic antagonism, effective alignment and benefitting from backlash

Flinders, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9010 and Hinterleitner, M. orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-2715 (2025) The politics of blame-seeking: strategic antagonism, effective alignment and benefitting from backlash. Political Studies, 73 (1). pp. 434-453. ISSN 0032-3217

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Keywords: polarization; blame; populism; backlash; credit
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  • Published: February 2025
  • Published (online): 8 May 2024
  • Accepted: 11 April 2024
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield)
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2024 15:16
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2025 14:57
Status: Published
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1177/00323217241251700
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