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Elite and leadership change in liberal democracies (2007)
Elitenwandel und Führungswechsel in liberalen Demokratien
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Abstract "This article presents and assesses the thesis that a shift in the character of governing elites and leaders has been occurring in several important liberal democracies during recent years. Ascendant elites are more leonine and top leaders are more pugnacious. We attribute the shift to strong centri... view more
"This article presents and assesses the thesis that a shift in the character of governing elites and leaders has been occurring in several important liberal democracies during recent years. Ascendant elites are more leonine and top leaders are more pugnacious. We attribute the shift to strong centripetal pressures that now impinge on elites and leaders, and we ask about the shift's consequences for the Operation of liberal democracies." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
elite; elite research; democracy; liberalism; political change; theory formation; Pareto, V.; Weber, M.; Europe; Western world; political leadership; theory; post-war society; Italy; Federal Republic of Germany; Great Britain; United States of America; Federal Chancellor; president; political elite
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
General History
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
basic research; historical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 333-350
Journal
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 1
Issue topic
Elite foundations of social theory and politics / Elitetheoretische Grundlagen sozialwissenschaftlicher Theoriebildung und politischer Analyse
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.1.333-350
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed