01978nam 2200397z- 450 991057219730332120220602(CKB)5860000000047734(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/82596(oapen)doab82596(EXLCZ)99586000000004773420202206d2022 |y 0itaurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFenomenologia del concetto di élite e network analysis come metodo di information retrievalMilanFrancoAngeli20221 online resource (205 p.)Fondazione Trentino Università88-351-4034-X According to Sartori, "Language is the sine-qua-non instrument of knowing". Nevertheless, social sciences often adopt terms lacking clear and precise definitions. Adopting the method proposed in Sartori (1984), the present Master's thesis consists of an explicatory study aiming to clarify the concept of "elites". First, the essential works concerning elites are identified by analyzing a large citation network. Then, the thesis proposes a definition of elite able to encompass those of previous works. The new definition attempts to include the concept of elites within the broader framework of the resource-dependence theories (Pfeffer e Salancik, 1978) and purposive theories (Coleman, 2005).linguisticsbicssccitation networkconcept reconstructioncriteria for good conceptual definitionseliteinformation retrievalreview methodslinguisticsCristofoletti Enricoauth1278970BOOK9910572197303321Fenomenologia del concetto di élite e network analysis come metodo di information retrieval3014307UNINA