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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459163003321

Titolo

Elites [[electronic resource] ] : new comparative perspectives / / edited by Masamichi Sasaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06151-1

9786613061515

90-474-3242-8

Descrizione fisica

222 p. : ill

Collana

International studies in sociology and social anthropology, , 0074-8684 ; ; v. 107

Altri autori (Persone)

SasakiMasamichi S

Disciplina

305.5/2

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Originally published as volume 6, no. 1-2 2007 of Brill's journal Comparative sociology"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Elite and leadership change in liberal democracies / John Higley and Jan Pakulski -- Elite distinction: grand theory and comparative perspectives / Jean-Pascal Daloz -- Comparing two charismatic leaders: Ataturk and de Gaulle / Mattei Dogan -- New challenges, new elites? Changes in the recruitment and career patterns of European representative elites / Heinrich Best -- Political elite circulation: implications for leadership diversity and democratic regime stability in Ghana / Johanna Odonkor Svanikier -- Political elites in the Commonwealth of Independent States: recruitment and rotation tendencies / Oxana Gama-Golutvina -- Nordic elites in comparative perspective / Ilkka Ruostetsaari -- Elite integration and institutional trust in Norway / Trygve Gulbrandsen -- From Vietnam to Iraq: American elites' views on the use of military force / Gwen Moore and Stephanie Mack.

Sommario/riassunto

Elites come in many forms and express themselves in an extraordinary variety of ways. This collection reflects just that diversity. From an overview of elites for the relatively uninitiated to comparative studies of elites in individual, national, social and political contexts, this work is both historical and contemporary, and encompasses a variety of case studies of elite individuals as well as elites in a broad range of national



and political environments. All this is intended to assist those interested in the study of elites from historical and contemporary theoretical and empirical perspectives. Ultimately, this volume suggests many opportunities for further study and research.