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The Palgrave handbook of political elites /
This handbook presents a comprehensive view of the current theory and research surrounding political elites, which is now a pivotal subject for academic study and public discourse. In 40 chapters by leading scholars, it displays the field's richness and diversity. The handbook is organized in s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Palgrave Handbooks
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites: Introduction; Directions in Political Elite Studies; The Handbook's Structure; References; Section I: Theories of Political Elites; 2: The Development of Elite Theory; Notes; References; 3: Classical Elite Theory: Pareto and Weber; Differences Between Pareto and Weber; Complementarities Between Pareto and Weber; Conclusion; References; 4: Continuities and Discontinuities in Elite Theory
- The Elite Concept; Elitism; Elite Theory; In Every Complex Society, Power Is Distributed Unequally and Concentrated in the Hands of Elites; Elite Configurations Underpin Economic and Political Success or Failure; The Social Backgrounds of Elites Are Predominantly Those of Privilege; To Be Effective, Political Elites Require Autonomy from Mass Publics; Conclusions; References; 5: Political Elites and Democracy; Neo-classical Theories of Democracy; Participatory-Deliberative Democracy; Aggregative-Pluralist Democracy
- Neo-elitism and Demo-elitism; Conclusions; References; 6: Theory-Based Typologies of Political Elites; Introduction; Elite Integration; Typologies Centered on Elite Integration; Typologies Centered on Elite-Citizen Linkages; Conclusions; Notes; References; Section II: Research Methods for Studying Elites; 7: Research Methods for Studying Elites; References; 8: Methods of Elite Identification; The Positional Method; The Decisional Method; The Reputational Method; Comparing Methods; Conclusions; Notes
- References; 9: Surveying and Observing Political Elites; Surveying Political Elites; From National Studies to Cross-Country Research; Methodological Challenges; Qualitative Research Strategies; From In-Depth Interviews to Direct Observation; Methodological Challenges; Conclusions; Notes; References; 10: Temporal Methods in Political Elite Studies; Earlier Methodological Contributions; Event History Analysis; Sequence Analysis; Data Requirements for and the General Idea of SA; Five Steps of Sequence Analysis
- Applications of Sequence Analysis; Problems for Sequence Analysis in Political Elite Studies; Notes; References; 11: Analyses of Elite Networks; What Is Social Network Analysis?; Elite Relationships and Interactions; Social Structure, Cleavages, Groups; Measuring Power and Influence; Defining Membership Among the Elite; Notes; References; Section III: Political Elite Patterns in the World's Main Regions; 12: Patterns of Political Elites; Political Elite Relations; References; 13: Pre-modern Power Elites: Princes, Courts, Intermediaries