TY - CHAP
T1 - The demonization of patronage
T2 - Folk devils and the Boston globe’s coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
AU - Bearfield, Domonic A.
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This article was originally prepared for presentation at the 2004 Ethics Forum, 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Public Administrators, Portland, Oregon, March 26, 2004, and revised for presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November, 11–13, 2004. The author would like to thank Melvin Dubnick, Laina Niemi, Trey Baker, David Rochefort, Christopher Bosso, Jonathan West, James Bowman, and the two anonymous reviewers.
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PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This chapter argues that the negative view of patronage that pervades the public culture in Massachusetts (and elsewhere) resulted in its use as a "folk devil" following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. More specifically, the patronage folk devil was used to initiate a moral panic that implied an unsubstantiated causal link between personnel practices and the hijacking of two airplanes out of Logan Airport. The discussion begins with an explanation of moral panic theory and a definition of the folk devil concept. This is followed by a brief overview of the historical development of the patronage folk devil, followed by the relationship between Boston and patronage. The relevance of moral panic analysis to the Massport patronage case can be assessed using the framework established by Goode and Ben-Yehuda. They identified five criteria that must be present for a moral panic to exist: Concern, hostility, consensus, disproportionality, and volatility.
AB - This chapter argues that the negative view of patronage that pervades the public culture in Massachusetts (and elsewhere) resulted in its use as a "folk devil" following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. More specifically, the patronage folk devil was used to initiate a moral panic that implied an unsubstantiated causal link between personnel practices and the hijacking of two airplanes out of Logan Airport. The discussion begins with an explanation of moral panic theory and a definition of the folk devil concept. This is followed by a brief overview of the historical development of the patronage folk devil, followed by the relationship between Boston and patronage. The relevance of moral panic analysis to the Massport patronage case can be assessed using the framework established by Goode and Ben-Yehuda. They identified five criteria that must be present for a moral panic to exist: Concern, hostility, consensus, disproportionality, and volatility.
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315097336-7
DO - 10.4324/9781315097336-7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85082250644
SN - 9780849305344
SP - 101
EP - 120
BT - American Public Service
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -