Scandal - Why Politicians Survive Controversy in a Partisan Era

Charting the changes from Watergate to the present, this book is a rigorous and compelling investigation of the politics of scandals.

About the author

Brandon Rottinghaus is associate professor and Senator Don Henderson Scholar in political science at the University of Houston. He is the author of The Provisional Pulpit (Texas, 2010), The Institutional Effects of Executive Scandal (Cambridge, 2015), and Inside Texas Politics (Oxford, 2015).

Product details

• Authors: Brandon Rottinghaus, Professor Brandon Rottinghaus
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.12.2025
• EAN: 9780231218818
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21881-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, United States of America, USA, Corruption in politics, government and society, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling