• DOI:10.1111/j.1467-856X.2004.00149.x
Corpus ID: 146369037

Celebrity Politicians: Popular Culture and Political Representation

@article{Street2004CelebrityPP,
  title={Celebrity Politicians: Popular Culture and Political Representation},
  author={John Street},
  journal={The British Journal of Politics and International Relations},
  year={2004},
  volume={6},
  pages={435 - 452}
}

John Street

Published 2004

Sociology

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Considerable political and media attention has focused on the phenomenon of the ‘celebrity politician’. As this article illustrates, there are two main variants of the phenomenon. The first is the elected politician or candidate who uses elements of ‘celebrityhood’ to establish their claim to represent a group or cause. The second is the celebrity—the star of popular culture—who uses their popularity to speak for popular opinion. Both examples have been seen by critics to debase liberal… CONTINUE READING

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