Author: Lars Vogel
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351814117
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.
The Contested Status of Political Elites
Author: Lars Vogel
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351814117
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351814117
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.
The Ruling Elites: Elite Theory, Power, and American Democracy
Author: Kenneth Prewitt
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Political Elites in A Democracy
Author: Bachrach, Peter
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 0202367916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 0202367916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Political Elites
Author: Geraint Parry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Comparative Study of Political Elites
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Comparative Study of Political Elites
Author: William B. Quandt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elite (Social sciences).
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elite (Social sciences).
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Political Elites in a Democracy
Author: Peter Bachrach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883110003
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883110003
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Private Wealth and Public Revenue
Author: Tasha Fairfield
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107088372
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107088372
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.
Elites and Masses
Author: Martin Marger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy
Author: Michael Albertus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110819642X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does not restart the political game after displacing authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are frequently designed by the outgoing authoritarian regime to shield incumbent elites from the rule of law and give them an unfair advantage over politics and the economy after democratization. Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy systematically documents and analyzes the constitutional tools that outgoing authoritarian elites use to accomplish these ends, such as electoral system design, legislative appointments, federalism, legal immunities, constitutional tribunal design, and supermajority thresholds for change. The study provides wide-ranging evidence for these claims using data that spans the globe and dates from 1800 to the present. Albertus and Menaldo also conduct detailed case studies of Chile and Sweden. In doing so, they explain why some democracies successfully overhaul their elite-biased constitutions for more egalitarian social contracts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110819642X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This book argues that - in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege, and the lived experiences of citizens - democracy often does not restart the political game after displacing authoritarianism. Democratic institutions are frequently designed by the outgoing authoritarian regime to shield incumbent elites from the rule of law and give them an unfair advantage over politics and the economy after democratization. Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy systematically documents and analyzes the constitutional tools that outgoing authoritarian elites use to accomplish these ends, such as electoral system design, legislative appointments, federalism, legal immunities, constitutional tribunal design, and supermajority thresholds for change. The study provides wide-ranging evidence for these claims using data that spans the globe and dates from 1800 to the present. Albertus and Menaldo also conduct detailed case studies of Chile and Sweden. In doing so, they explain why some democracies successfully overhaul their elite-biased constitutions for more egalitarian social contracts.