Professionalisation of the political personnel

The Professionnalisation of the political personnel is a historical movement which begins in France at the beginning of the IIIe République (1870). It is the fact of giving to the members of Parliament a compensation for their function.

The Professionalisation allowed in France during the Third republic the poliic democratization of the personnel. Indeed, before, only the individuals resulting from the classes easy and in particular the notable ones had access there. Moreover, that made it possible to the political personnel to acquire a certain independence, which made possible a fall of corruption.

Criticisms of the professionalisation of the political personnel

For Daniel Gaxie and Joseph Schumpeter the professionalisation with have harmful effects on the political life.

For Daniel Gaxie, with the professionalisation, the political power becomes a source of revenue, which causes to encourage the politicians to make pass the interests of their career (their re-election) before the interests of the Nation. That constitutes a instrumentalisation of the political power.

For Joseph Joseph Schumpeter, the professionalisation of the personnel transposes economic producer/consuming logic at the political level. Indeed, for Schumpeter, the voters become consumers of policy and the politicians of the producer of policy. What with for consequence as in economy, an adaptation of the political producer to the political request. In other words, the political personnel will privilege decision making clean to satisfy his electorate with the detriment of measurements unpopular but necessary.

See too

Page devoted to J.Schumpeter

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