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In Defense of Politicians - The Expectations Trap and Its Threat to Democracy (Hardcover, New)
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In Defense of Politicians - The Expectations Trap and Its Threat to Democracy (Hardcover, New)
Series: Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
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Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to
radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous
conventional wisdom-politicians are among the most despised
professional class in modern society. Drawing on seminal work in
political science, Stephen K. Medvic convincingly argues to the
masses that this blanket condemnation of politicians is both unfair
and unwarranted. While some individual politicians certainly
deserve scorn for misjudgments, moral failings, or even criminal
acts, the assumption that all of them should be cast in a similar
light is unjustified. More importantly, that deeply cynical
assumption is dangerous to the legitimacy of a democratic system of
government. Politicians, as a class, deserve respect, not out of
blind obedience to authority but because democratic deliberation
requires it. Medvic explains how cognitive biases in the way people
reason often lead us to draw unjustified conclusions of politicians
in general based on the malfeasance of some. Scandals involving
politicians are likely to be remembered and to serve as "evidence"
of the belief that "they all do it." Most politicians, in fact,
care deeply about their cities, states, and nation. But they face a
trap of unrealistic and contradictory expectations from the public
about how politicians should behave. Medvic, in turn, demonstrates
the necessity of ambition, the utility of politics for resolving
conflicts peacefully, and the value of ideology in framing
political choices. In the end, citizens must learn to tolerate the
inherent messiness of politics as the only viable alternative to
violent conflict. In the process, we must embrace our role in the
political system as well.
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