| Democracys Blameless Leaders: From Dresden to Abu Ghraib, How Leaders Evade Accountability for Abuse, Atrocity, and Killing Subjects: Political leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies; Democracy -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies; Civilians in war -- Crimes against; Case studies; Criminal liability (International law) -- Case studies; Atrocities -- Case studies; From the American and British counter-insurgency in Iraq to the bombing of Dresden and the Amristar Massacre in India, civilians are often abused and killed when they are caught in the cross-fire of wars and other conflicts. In Democracy's Blameless Leaders, Neil Mitchell examines how leaders in democracies manage the blame for the abuse and the killing of civilians, arguing that politicians are likely to react in a self-interested and opportunistic way and seek to deny and evade accountability. Mitchell Neil James : Neil James Mitchell is Professor of International Relations in the School of Public Policy at University College London and author of Agents of Atrocity: Leaders,Followers, and the Violation of Human Rights in Civil War. |