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How can the existence of elites be compatible with democratic governance? Any democratic society is inevitably confronted by this basic question. This book reviews existing research on elites and their interactions with those around them. How the recruitment to elites changes in the long run according to class and gender is one of the core themes of the present volume. Other topics explored include the relationship between elites and the population, collective action and elite cohesion, and elites and democracy. The approach is multinational, with examples provided from countries around the world. This is a valuable book for social science students and researchers of many disciplines, including sociology, political science and psychology. It offers a review on historical and current research on elites in society and includes an extensive discussion of class and gender. Examples from countries in different parts of the world allow for international insights.

Political sociology --- #SBIB:324H41 --- 316.344.42 --- Politieke structuren: elite --- Elite --- 316.344.42 Elite --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Democracy

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Cosmopolitanism. --- Elite (Social sciences). --- Globalization --- Social aspects.

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The Iranian Islamic revolution brought about a political system based on a combination of state institutions that derive their legitimacy from Islamic law and republican institutions legitimized by the people. As there are no legal political parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran, political factions represent the varying ideological and material interests of members of the political elite and their supporters. This book analyzes the rivalries between the political factions and their related state institutions and the impact of the dynamics of factionalism on domestic (economic and socio-cultural) and foreign policy formulation. It shows that tensions inherent to the structure of state institutions and factional rivalries slow down the process of democratization and economic reforms in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Elite (Social sciences) --- Iran --- Politics and government

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Education, Secondary --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Enseignement secondaire --- Elite (Sciences sociales) --- History. --- History --- Histoire

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Elite (Social sciences) --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Religious minorities --- Religious minorities --- History --- History --- History --- History