Profiling Politicians in Solomon Islands

Professionalisation of a Political Elite

Bibliographic Data

ID6234587
AuthorsJack Corbett (0000-0003-2005-7162, Australian National University), Terry Wood (0000-0002-2388-6890, Australian National University), Terence Wood
Year2013
Volume48
Issue3
Pages320-334
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2013.821100
OpenAlexW2044837663
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited18

This article examines the key attributes of members of parliament from Solomon Islands. Drawing on bio-data on MPs, interviews and election results, the authors’ findings show that politicians are getting older, have atypical education levels and are from an increasingly diverse range of occupational backgrounds. The authors also find that, while Solomon Islands MPs are a political elite of sorts, they remain tightly tied to their communities. They consider the implications of these findings for research on developmental leadership, political professionalisation and elite theory. They argue that none of these three literatures adequately captures the political trajectories of politicians in Solomon Islands but that this case study contributes to research in these areas

Elite · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Public Administration · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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