Abstract
In this article, I examine the nature of political practice in the Pacific Islands against two dominant measures of professionalization: incentive and institutionalist. Drawing from a range of qualitative data—interviews with politicians, published life histories, and observation—from across the region, I find that professionalization is largely unapparent against these measures. However, despite the likelihood that this absence will continue, the professional politician continues to be a standard against which political leadership in the Pacific is assessed, and thus poses a significant problem for would‐be‐reformers. In response to this dilemma, I find that the older idea of self‐regulating professional ethics, usually disregarded by proponents of these newer and more managerial measures, has more to offer than might first appear.Related Articles: Kane, John, Hui‐Chieh Loy, and Haig Patapan. 2010. “.” Politics & Policy 38 (): 381‐394. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2010.00240.x/abstract Kinyondo, Abel, and Riccardo Pelizzo. 2013. “.” Politics & Policy 41 (): 420‐446. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12020/abstract Pelizzo, Riccardo. 2010. “.” Politics & Policy 38 (): 117‐137. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2009.00231.x/abstract Related Media: . 2013. “.” http://www.cdi.anu.edu.au/A&C/about_cdi.htm Rasmussen, Wilkie. 2013. “.” . August 20. http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=78438 . 2013. “” May 19. http://www.samoaobserver.ws/home/headlines/4930‐hrpp‐has‐collapsed
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