The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

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The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

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This handbook presents a comprehensive view of the current theory and research surrounding political elites, which is now a pivotal subject for academic study and public discourse. In 40 chapters by leading scholars, it displays the field’s richness and diversity. The handbook is organized in six sections, each introduced by a co-editor, focusing on theories about political elites, methods for studying them, their main structural and behavioral patterns worldwide, the differentiation and integration of political elite sectors, elite attributes and resources, and the dilemmas of political elites in this century. Forty years since Robert Putnam’s landmark Comparative Study of Political Elites, this handbook is an indispensable resource for scholars and students engaged in the study of this vibrant field.

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Type Book
ISBN13 9781137519030
ISBN10 1137519037
Number Of Pages 698
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Palgrave Macmillan
Format hardback
Edition 1st ed. 2018
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“The introduction addresses the definition of political elites and changes in the scholarly treatment of political elites since the mid-twentieth century. … The book includes with an extensive, cross-referenced index. This is a scholarly enterprise. The writing level reflects the target audience, college students and above. Highly recommended.” (American Reference Books Annual ARBA, June, 2018)

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Author's Bio

John Higley is Emeritus Professor of Government and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. From 2001-2012, he chaired the International Political Science Association’s Research Committee on Political Elites. His most recent book is The Endangered West: Myopic Elites and Fragile Social Orders in a Threatening World (2016). 
Heinrich Best is Senior Professor of Sociology at the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany. Since 2012 he has chaired the International Political Science Association’s Research Committee on Political Elites. His most recent book is Political Elites in the Transatlantic Crisis (2014, with J. Higley)

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