What gives politics such a bad name?
Brandenburg, Heinz (2011) What gives politics such a bad name? Irish Political Studies, 26 (4 Spec). pp. 501-511. ISSN 0790-7184 (https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2011.619739)
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This paper discusses the erosive impact of a shift from a politics of conflict, of polarised partisan representation to valence politics, a politics of performance, delivery and widespread policy consensus in advanced Western democracies. It is argued that consensus politics undermines the structuring role of political parties in the representation of societal conflict and hence results in diminishing interest, intensity and respect for politicians, parties and parliaments. It points towards a political rather than a sociological explanation of declining political trust.
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Item type: Article ID code: 46412 Dates: DateEvent21 November 2011PublishedSubjects: Political Science > Political theory Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 07 Jan 2014 11:31 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 20:42 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46412