To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino

To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino

What motivates people to run (or run again) for political office? Politics is an ideology-based activity, but is the desire to serve the State and contribute to people’s well-being enough to motivate people? Or are personal and self-interested benefits (like prestige and reputation, or remuneration...

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Main Authors: Daniela Cristofoli, Paolo Crugnola
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Ubiquity Press 2012-12-01
Series:Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
Subjects:
politicians
public values
self-interested benefits
Online Access:https://www.ssas-yearbook.com/articles/42
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spelling doaj-7ed65c6678d04bf1aa1787151b16b4272020-11-25T02:14:19ZdeuUbiquity PressYearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences2632-92552012-12-013110.5334/ssas.4241To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of TicinoDaniela Cristofoli0Paolo Crugnola1Swiss Public Administration Network and Faculty of Economics, Università della Svizzera italiana USI, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, 6904 Lugano, SvizzeraCentre for Local Authorities Training of the State and Government of the Canton of Ticino (Centro di formazione per gli Enti locali CEFL), Stabile Icaro, via Mirasole 1, 6500 Bellinzona, SvizzeraWhat motivates people to run (or run again) for political office? Politics is an ideology-based activity, but is the desire to serve the State and contribute to people’s well-being enough to motivate people? Or are personal and self-interested benefits (like prestige and reputation, or remuneration and career opportunities) able to influence the willingness to run as well? At a time when political ideology seems to be going through a crisis, and politicians’ wages and privileges are being questioned in many countries worldwide, our paper aims to explore what matters (and what matters most) when the decision to engage in politics is made. The data come from a survey administered last year to politicians holding an office in the municipalities of the Canton of Ticino (Councillors, Commissioners and Mayors).https://www.ssas-yearbook.com/articles/42politicianspublic valuesself-interested benefits
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To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
politicians
public values
self-interested benefits
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Paolo Crugnola
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title To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
title_short To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
title_full To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
title_fullStr To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
title_full_unstemmed To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino
title_sort to run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: insights from the canton of ticino
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
issn 2632-9255
publishDate 2012-12-01
description What motivates people to run (or run again) for political office? Politics is an ideology-based activity, but is the desire to serve the State and contribute to people’s well-being enough to motivate people? Or are personal and self-interested benefits (like prestige and reputation, or remuneration and career opportunities) able to influence the willingness to run as well? At a time when political ideology seems to be going through a crisis, and politicians’ wages and privileges are being questioned in many countries worldwide, our paper aims to explore what matters (and what matters most) when the decision to engage in politics is made. The data come from a survey administered last year to politicians holding an office in the municipalities of the Canton of Ticino (Councillors, Commissioners and Mayors).
topic politicians
public values
self-interested benefits
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