TY - BOOK ID - 85472002 TI - The Good Politician : Folk Theories, Political Interaction, and the Rise of Anti-Politics PY - 2018 SN - 1108616542 1108631339 1108641350 1316516210 PB - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Political participation. KW - Apathy KW - Impassivity KW - Indifference KW - Unconcern KW - Emotions KW - Citizen participation KW - Community action KW - Community involvement KW - Community participation KW - Involvement, Community KW - Mass political behavior KW - Participation, Citizen KW - Participation, Community KW - Participation, Political KW - Political activity KW - Political behavior KW - Political rights KW - Social participation KW - Political activists KW - Politics, Practical KW - Political aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85472002 AB - Surveys 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. ER -