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020			_a9780198795971 _qhardback
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100	1		_aAllen, Peter _c(Reader in Comparative Politics), _eauthor. _9120128
245	1	4	_aThe political class : _bwhy it matters who our politicians are / _cPeter Allen.
264		1	_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2018.
300			_aviii, 158 pages : _b1 illustration
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
505			_a1. Who or what is the political class? -- 2. The case for the defence -- 3. The case for the prosecution -- 4. How to make the political class more diverse.
520			_a"Recent years have seen an intensification of discussion on the issue of Britain's political class. The question of who our politicians are is front and centre. Do they represent us? Are all politicians just in it for themselves? Are they disconnected from the lives of normal people? In The Political Class, Peter Allen argues that our current political class are in many important ways unlike the British people as a whole, and this matters a lot. Our politicians are currently largely drawn from limited sections of society, reflecting patterns of wider social and economic inequality which mean that, for many people, running for political office is almost impossible. This leaves us with a political class that can justifiably be described as uniform in who they are, what they think, and how they behave. Putting the state of British democracy under the microscope, Allen argues that having a more diverse political class would not only better reflect democratic principles of equality, but would also result in more legitimate political outcomes. We need to radically reshape political institutions so that more citizens have a real chance of becoming involved in making the decisions that affect all of our lives. Only by doing this can the gap between the political class and the public be reduced, and British democracy live up to its name." -- _cOxford University Press website. _uhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-political-class-9780198795971?cc=gb&lang=en&#
650		0	_aPoliticians _zGreat Britain. _942885
650		0	_aDemocracy _zGreat Britain. _928886
650		0	_aPolitics and culture _zGreat Britain. _942920
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zGreat Britain. _945188
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xPolitics and government. _916364
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