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The aim is to analyze the concept of politicizing and examine its implications in various contexts.

May 4, 2026

Politicizing: A Conceptual Analysis

Key Points

The aim is to analyze the concept of politicizing and examine its implications in various contexts.
Describes paradigmatic cases of politicizing in popular media
Surveys various definitions of politicizing
Explains the implications of the concept
Politicizing is often viewed negatively due to its instrumentalization for partisan ends.
The article highlights ambiguous interpretations of politicizing as both potentially harmful and beneficial.
Emphasizes the complexity of using nonpartisan goods for political agendas.

Abstract

Abstract Use of the term “politicize” and its variants has surged in the American lexicon over the past half-century. Typically, the term “politicize” carries a tone of condemnation. Yet it is unclear if politicizing is always bad. In this article, I give an account of what it means to politicize by first describing paradigmatic cases of politicizing in popular media, then I survey various definitions of politicizing and explain the concept. Politicizing typically occurs when an agent instrumentalizes some activity or institution for the sake of their partisan political agenda. To politicize is to use a nonpartisan good as a means to a partisan end.

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