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But why do we need politicians? A critical review

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In response to growing popular dissatisfaction with politics and politicians there has been a marked increase in academic work about anti-politics and depoliticization with numerous scholars seeking to defend politics by restating why it matters. However, these efforts have largely glossed over the related question of why politicians also matter. To fill this gap I propose a typology that captures how the different intellectual perspectives in this debate see the role of politicians – identifying six in particular: procedural, legitimacy, values, authority, persuasion and dissimulation. In doing so I review each contribution and highlight synergies and disagreements between them that in-turn reveal important insights and new lines of inquiry.

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  • Jack Corbett, 2014. "But why do we need politicians? A critical review," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(5), pages 498-512, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:35:y:2014:i:5:p:498-512
    DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2014.946483
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