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The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology offers a comprehensive and contemporary look at this evolving field of study. The focus is on political life itself and the chapters, written by a highly-respected and international team of authors, cover the core themes which need to be understood in order to study political life from a sociological perspective, or simply to understand the political world. The two volumes are structured around five key areas: PART 1: TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES PART 2: CORE CONCEPTS PART 03: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTS PART 04: TOPICS PART 05: WORLD REGIONS This future-oriented and cross-disciplinary handbook is a landmark text for students and scholars interested in the social investigation of politics.
Elite Theory and ‘Democratic Elitism'
Elite Theory and ‘Democratic Elitism'
Introduction
This chapter aims to provide a general view of élite theory. The chapter first presents a definition of the terms of élite theory and of democratic elitism. It subsequently considers some introductory works to this field of studies; it focuses on the contributions of classical élite theorists Mosca, Pareto, and Michels; and it briefly dwells on more recent representatives of élite theory such as Mannheim and Mills, in keeping with a distinction between the early and the more recent representatives of the elitist doctrine (cf. Parry, 2005, p. 28). It also hints at the reception of these authors on the part of some European and American scholars, and at the ...
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