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Elites and people : challenges to democracy /
The present volume of Comparative Social Researchoffers a broad set of comparative studies of elites, stretching from the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt to women's political leadership in Brazil and Germany, via attainment of elite positions among minorities in France and the US.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2019.
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| Colección: | Comparative Social Research Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; ELITES AND PEOPLE; Contents; About the Contributors; EDITORIAL BOARD; LIST OF REVIEWERS; Elites and People: Challenges to Democracy; The Arab Spring
- Feasible Transition to Democracy?; Political Elites and Resilience of Democracy; European Crisis
- A Crisis of Europeanisation?; Elite Recruitment and Social Identity; Gender Disparities in Elite Recruitment?; Elites, Elitism and Populism; Concluding Remarks; References; PART I: POLITICAL ELITESAND POPULATIONS; Elite Survival and the Arab Spring: The Cases of Tunisia and Egypt; Introduction; Types of Elite Circulation
- The Case of TunisiaPre-Arab Spring; Post-Arab Spring; The Case of Egypt; Pre-Arab Spring; Post-Arab Spring; The Two Cases Compared; Conclusion; References; The Development of Political Legitimacy Among MPs and Citizens in Old and Young Democracies; Introduction; Elites, Citizens, Economic Crises and Political Legitimacy in Young Democracies; The Role of Elites in Democratic Transition and Consolidation; Economic Crises and Political Legitimacy; Objects and Types of Political Support; Theoretical Assumptions; Database; The Two MP Surveys and the World Values Survey; Indicators
- Macro-Indicators of Economic Growth, Unemployment and the Quality of DemocracyEmpirical Results; Effects of the Economic Perceptions of MPs on Political Legitimacy; Confidence in Political Parties; Evaluation of the Political System's Democratic Performance; Support for Democracy; Preliminary Summary and Multivariate Analysis; Conclusions; References; Unravelling Unchanged Supranational Commitment of National Political Elites During the Eurozone Crisis; Introduction; Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses; Preference for Further Integration without Supranationalism?; Rising Euroscepticism?
- Party or Individual-level Determinants of Supranational Attitudes?Data and Method; Dimensions of Supranationalism
- Dependent Variables; A Regression Approach
- Explanatory Variables; Determinants of the Attitudes
- The Results of the Regression Models; Discussion/Conclusions; References; The Political Elite and Trust in EU Institutions after the Crisis. A Comparative Analysis of the Hungarian Case; Introduction: The Problem and Its Theoretical Background; The Hungarian Case
- A Retrospection; Data and Comparative Frame
- The Trust of National Political Elites in European Institutions Before and After the 2008 Economic CrisisTrust in European Institutions: The Internal Divide of Hungarian Elite Groups; The Elite-Population Gap Concerning Supranational Trust; Conclusion; References; PART II: ELITE RECRUITMENT AND MOBILITY; The (Re- )Production of Elites in Private and Public Boarding Schools: Comparative Perspectives on Elite Education in Germany; Introduction; Educating a Responsible Elite on Exclusive Boarding Schools
- Empirical Insights; Research Design and Methodological Approach
- Introduction of the Private and State-run School
- Educational Philosophies and Concepts of Elite