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Politiek leiderschap. --- Comparative government --- Democracy --- Political leadership --- #SBIB:324H41 --- Politieke structuren: elite

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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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" Tenez bon ! Courage ! " Cette apostrophe, je l'ai entendue des centaines de fois tout au long de ces deux ans passés à la tête du ministère de l'Education nationale. Au début, je n'y prête guère attention. J'y vois seulement un contrepoint aux difficultés dont la presse se fait si souvent l'écho. Mais, la scène se répétant, je finis par m'interroger : pourquoi la question de la " détermination " est-elle devenue à ce point cruciale pour nos concitoyens ? Après tout, s'agissant de l'action publique, on pourrait évoquer d'autres vertus : la compétence, l'habileté, la droiture, que sais-je encore ? Mais non, c'est chaque fois le " caractère " qui revient en première ligne, comme si la crainte de l'impuissance publique devenait omniprésente. Quels sont les vrais pouvoirs d'un ministre ? Telle est, au fond, la question directrice de ce livre. Il noue deux fils qui cheminent d'ordinaire à part l'un de l'autre : celui de l'expérience vécue, celui de la réflexion sur l'art politique dont les démocraties, prises en tenaille entre la mondialisation et la médiatisation, ont tant besoin. L. F.

#SBIB:324H41 --- Politieke structuren: elite --- Education and state --- France. --- France --- Politics and government --- Education and state - France.

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Personality and politics --- Psychology, Pathological --- Political science --- #SBIB:052.IOS --- #SBIB:324H30 --- #SBIB:324H41 --- Politieke cultuur --- Politieke structuren: elite

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Joseph Schumpeter's “competitive theory of democracy” – often labeled democratic elitism - has struck many as an apt and insightful description of how representative democracy works, even though convinced democrats detect an elitist thrust they find disturbing. But neither Schumpeter nor subsequent defenders of democratic elitism have paid enough attention to actual behaviors of leaders and elites. Attention has been riveted on how adequately democratic elitism captures the relationship between governors and governed in its insistence that competitive elections prevent the relationship from being one-way, that is, leaders and elites largely unaccountable to passive and submissive voters. Why and how leaders and elites create and sustain competitive elections, what happens if their competitions become excessively stage-managed or belligerent – how, in short, leaders and elites really act - are some of the issues this book addresses. Contributors are Heinrich Best, Jens Borchert, Michael Edinger, Fredrik Engelstad, Trygve Gulbrandsen, John Higley, Gabriella Ilonszki, András Körösényi, Mindaugas Kuklys, Gyorgy Lengyel, Anton Steen, and Jacek Wasilewski.

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