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The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

by Maurizio Cotta (Contributor), Maurizio Cotta (Contributor), Heinrich Best (Editor), John Higley (Editor)

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    $341.13
Synopsis

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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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 722
 Edition: 1st ed. 2018
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 23 Nov 2017
ISBN 10: 1137519037
ISBN 13: 9781137519030

Media Reviews
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)
Author 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)