Non-Fiction Books:

The Contested Status of Political Elites

At the Crossroads
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Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.

Author Biography:

Lars Vogel is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, Leipzig University, Germany. Ronald Gebauer is Acting Professor of Methods of Empirical Social Research at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Germany. Axel Salheiser is Research Fellow at KomRex – Center for Research on Right-Wing Extremism, Civic Education and Social Integration at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.
Release date Australia
September 30th, 2020
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Axel Salheiser
  • Edited by Lars Vogel
  • Edited by Ronald Gebauer
Pages
264
ISBN-13
9780367665937
Product ID
33610597

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