depoliticization

Stripping away ideology

Depoliticization is the process of removing something from the political sphere—making an issue, institution, or decision appear neutral or technical rather than subject to political debate.

Central banks are often depoliticized to insulate monetary policy from electoral pressures.

Critics argue that depoliticization can mask ideological choices as inevitable or natural: The depoliticization of economic policy limits democratic input.

objectivity

impartiality

Freedom from prejudice

dispassion · bipartisanship · fairness · balance · independence · unbiased · open-mindedness · judiciousness · detachment · fair-mindedness

detachment

disengagement

Withdrawal from involvement

indifference · passivity · alienation · disconnection · abstention · nonparticipation · disinterest · unconcern · inactivity · bystander

neutralization

sanitization

Cleaning to remove pathogens

depolarization · mainstreaming · domestication · pacification · bureaucratization · institutionalization · routinization · desensitization · de-emphasis · deradicalization

Opposites
political engagement/activation

depoliticizationpoliticization

Making something a political issue

politicizing · political mobilization · mass mobilization · democratization · consciousness-raising

conflict intensity

depoliticizationpolarization

Separation into opposing extremes

politicization · political polarization · partisan conflict · culture war · ideological warfare

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