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Two Cheers for Richards and Smith: Beyond Anti‐Politics?
Author(s) -
Marsh David,
Vines Emma,
Halupka Max
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/1467-923x.12247
Subject(s) - politics , supply side , work (physics) , demand side , focus (optics) , sociology , political economy , political science , law and economics , environmental ethics , positive economics , law , economics , philosophy , market economy , microeconomics , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
In a recent issue of The Political Quarterly , Richards and Smith critiqued Flinders’ work on anti‐politics, suggesting that there needs to be much more focus on supply‐side explanations and recognising that much of the problem lies with politicians, contra Flinders. Here, we argue instead that it is crucial to recognise how supply‐side and demand side explanations interact. For us, politicians need to be more responsive to citizens, but, at the same time, citizens need to recognise problems of contemporary governing. Overall, much is changing in the way in which citizens engage and it is crucial that these changes are understood.