作者：Mosher, William E.; Mosher, Frederick C.; Braender, Morten; Anderson, Lotte Bogh
作者：Vercesi, Michelangelo
作者单位：Leuphana University Luneburg
作者：Marvel, John D.
作者单位：George Mason University
摘要：This article examines how elite attributions of blame-statements from politicians and high-level public administrators assigning responsibility for failure to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings-affect citizens' beliefs regarding which government organizations, if any, are culpable for failing to prevent the bombings. The primary hypothesis is that public administrators, owing to their greater credibility relative to politicians, will more strongly influence citizens' notions of who is to bla...
