Policy controversies and political blame games / / Markus Hinterleitner [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910490722603321
• Autore: Hinterleitner Markus <1987->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge/New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2020; Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2020
• ISBN: 1-108-84949-0; 1-108-86011-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge studies in comparative public policy
• Disciplina: 306.209182/1
• Soggetti: Political culture - Western countries; Comparative government; Democracy - Western countries; Opposition (Political science) - Western countries; Political planning - Western countries; Crisis management in government - Western countries; Blame - Political aspects - Western countries; Government accountability - Western countries; Western countries Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2020).
• Nota di contenuto: How political systems manage their policy controversies -- Blame games in the political sphere -- Blame games in the UK -- Blame games in Germany -- Blame games in Switzerland -- Mapping the influence of institutional factors -- Mapping the influence of issue characteristics -- A typological theory of blame games and their consequences -- Blame games and their implications for politics and democracy under pressure.
• Sommario/riassunto: In modern, policy-heavy democracies, blame games about policy controversies are commonplace. Despite their ubiquity, blame games are notoriously difficult to study. This book elevates them to the place they deserve in the study of politics and public policy. Blame games are microcosms of conflictual politics that yield unique insights into ; democracies under pressure. Based on an original framework and the comparison of fifteen blame games in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and the US, it exposes the institutionalized forms of conflict management that democracies have developed to manage policy controversies. Whether failed infrastructure projects, food scandals, security issues, or flawed policy reforms, democracies manage policy controversies in an idiosyncratic manner. This book is addressed not only to researchers and students interested in political conflict in the fields of political science, public policy, public administration, and political communication, but to everyone concerned about the functioning of democracy in more conflictual times. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

IEEE 1588 IEC 61588 First edition 2004-09 : IEEE standard for a precision clock synchronization protocol for networked measurement and control systems (Adoption of IEEE Std 1588-2008) / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• Record Nr.: UNISA996577837803316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : IEEE, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-5044-5784-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 529.7
• Soggetti: Time measurements; Computer network protocols - Standards
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: A protocol is provided in this standard that enables precise synchronization of clocks in measurement and control systems implemented with technologies such as network communication, local computing, and distributed objects. The protocol is applicable to systems communicating via packet networks. Heterogeneous systems are enabled that include clocks of various inherent precision, ; resolution, and stability to synchronize. System-wide synchronization accuracy and precision in the sub-microsecond range are supported with minimal network and local clock computing resources. Simple systems are installed and operated without requiring the management attention of users because the default behavior of the protocol allows for it.