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Elite theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elite theory is a theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in modern society. It argues that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite and p...
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The power elite theory, in short, claims that a single elite, not a multiplicity ... People living in a country that prides itself on democracy, that is surrounded by the trappings of free government, and that constantly witnesses the comings and goings of elected officials may find the idea of a power elite farfetched.
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Bachrach and Botwinick. 1992. Power and Empowerment: A Radical Theory of Participatory Democracy. ... Walker. 1966. “A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy.” American Political Science Review 60: 285-295.
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Key Phrase page for elitist theory: Books containing the phrase elitist theory ... Featured Books for "elitist theory" ... Excerpt - from Back Matter: " ... The hypotheses are drawn from the elitist theory of democracy, which asserts that repression of unpopular political ... "
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The function of religion in Tocqueville’s theory of democracy. “What is most repugnant to me in America is not the extreme freedom that reigns there, it is the lack of a guarantee against tyranny.” (M241); Abstract;
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If 'voting' has its roots in Rousseau's theory of democracy and 'bargaining' belongs with the liberal democratic tradition of Dahl and Schumpeter, ... In this sense, the elitist implications of deliberative democracy worry me . . . Elster's volume fleshes out some of these worries in a reasonably comprehensive way.
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Antielitist theorists have charged that American political scientists accept an elitist theory of democracy. Giovanni Sartori has been identified by some as holding such a view, and his early writings on democratic theory have been cited as evidence.
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