Being Political : : Leadership and Democracy in the Pacific Islands / / Jack Corbett; ed. by Brij V. Lal.
Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a bywor...
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Corbett, Jack, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Being Political : Leadership and Democracy in the Pacific Islands / Jack Corbett; ed. by Brij V. Lal. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource (256 p.) : 1 map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Topics in the Contemporary Pacific ; 22 Frontmatter -- Contents -- From the General Editor -- Preface -- 1. Politicians and Antipoliticians -- 2. Arriving -- 3. Running and Representing -- 4. Legislating and Governing -- 5. Motivations, Intentions, and Rewards -- 6. Leading and Leaving -- 7. Understanding Politicians -- Appendix 1. Background Information -- Appendix 2. Notes on Sources -- Appendix 3. Selected Life Histories -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case-the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders-but today's leaders are commonly associated with malaise and despair. Once heroes of self-determination, politicians are now the targets of donor attempts to institute "good governance," while Fiji's 2006 coup was partly justified on the grounds that they needed "cleaning up."But who are these much-maligned figures? How did they come to arrive in politics? What is it like to be a politician? Why do they enter, stay, and leave? Drawing on more than 110 interviews and other published sources, including autobiographies and biographies, Being Political provides a collective portrait of the region's political elite. This is an insider account of political life in the Pacific as seen through the eyes of those who have done the job. We learn that politics is a messy, unpredictable, and, at times, dirty business that nonetheless inspires service and sacrifice. We come to understand how being a politician has changed since independence and consider what this means for how we think about issues of corruption and misconduct. We find that politics is deeply embedded in the lives of individuals, families, and communities; an account that belies the common characterization of democracy in the Pacific as a "façade" or "foreign flower." Ultimately, this is a sympathetic counter-narrative to the populist critique. We come to know politicians as people with hopes and fears, pains and pleasures, vices and virtues. A reminder that politicians are human-neither saints nor sinners-is timely given the wave of cynicism and disaffection. As such, this book is a must read for all those who believe in the promise of representative government. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Democracy Oceania. Political leadership Oceania. Politicians Oceania. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy. bisacsh Lal, Brij V., editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2015 9783110700985 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PP Plus eBook-Package 2015 9783110700992 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2014-2016 9783110564136 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110752366 print 9780824841027 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824854584 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824854584 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824854584/original |
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