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020			_a9781108459815 (paperback)
082	0	0	_a323.042 _bCLA
100	1		_aClarke, Nick,
245	1	4	_aThe good politician : _bfolk theories, political interaction and the rise of anti-politics / _cNick Clarke, University of Southampton, Will Jennings, University of Southampton, Jonathan Moss, University of Sussex, Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton and University of Canberra.
260			_aNew Delhi _bCambridge University Press _c2018
300			_axvi, 309 pages ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aSurveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection. Commentators worry about our current 'age of anti-politics'. Focusing on the United Kingdom, using responses to public opinion surveys alongside diaries and letters collected by Mass Observation, this book takes a long view of anti-politics going back to the 1940s. This historical perspective reveals how anti-politics has grown in scope and intensity over the last half-century. Such growth is explained by citizens' changing images of 'the good politician' and changing modes of political interaction between politicians and citizens. Current efforts to reform and improve democracy will benefit greatly from the new evidence and conceptual framework set out in this important study.
650		0	_aPolitical participation.
650		0	_aApathy
700			_aJennings Will, Moss Jonathan, Stoker Gerry
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