The political class why it matters who our politicians are Allen, Peter creator author. ProQuest (Firm) text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2018 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource. Cover; the POLITICAL CLASS: why it matters who our politicians are; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; The Problem of the Political Class; Democracy, Representation, Inclusion, and Equality; Diversity; A Summary of the Main Argument; Why You Should Care; 1: Who or What is the Political Class?; The Political-Class Narrative I: Personal Characteristics; The Political-Class Narrative II: Attitudes; The Political-Class Narrative III: Behaviour; Conclusion; 2: The Case for the Defence The Defence from Access-Why we Have to Pay our PoliticiansThe Defence from Good Intentions-Why the Media Generally Get Politicians Wrong; The Defence from Party Change; The Defence from Meritocracy; The Defence from Depoliticization; The Defence from 'a Conversation with the Average Voter'; Conclusion; 3: The Case for the Prosecution; The Intrinsic Case against the Political Class; The Case against the Political Class from Democratic Health; The Functionalist Case against the Political Class; The Case against the Political Class from Politics Itself The Instrumental Case against the Political ClassWhy We Might Resist an Instrumental Argument; Conclusion: Reframing the Political-Class Issue as One of (In)equality and Effectiveness; 4: How to Make the Political Class More Diverse; Supply and Demand in Political Recruitment; How Political Parties Could Make the Political Class More Diverse; A Defence of Quotas of All Kinds; Making Being a Politician More Compatible with Being a 'Normal Person'; The Limits of Social Intervention; Why Randomly Selecting our Representatives Might Solve the Problem of the Political Class How Could We Randomly Select Representatives?Conclusion; Conclusion; Four Lessons; 1. Democracy requires inclusion; 2. What counts as useful political knowledge is less than clear; 3. Politics is, and always will be, uncertain; 4. Uncertainty may best be dealt with by diversity, not expertise; Why Would Political Actors Seek Reform?; What to Do?; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Index Peter Allen. Electronic resource. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- Great Britain Politics and government 2007- Politicians Great Britain Since 2007 fast JN238 .A55 2018 320.941 POLITICAL CLASS ALLEN, PETER. [Place of publication not identified] : OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018 9780192515506 0192515500 0198795971 9780198795971 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tamucs/detail.action?docID=5346273 NhCcYBP 180416 20250816210641.7 in00004046327