The demonisation of politicians: Moral panics, folk devils and MPs' expenses

Contemporary Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Flinders, Matthew V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

democracy; expenses; folk devils; moral panic; political science; public disengagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858606829     PISSN: 13569775     EISSN: 14693631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2012.651263     Document Type: Article

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