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The Elite Connection Amitai Etzioni

The Elite Connection By Amitai Etzioni

The Elite Connection by Amitai Etzioni


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aeo The book highlights the importance of the autonomy of counter--elites of social movements in the move to more democratic and egalitarian Western democracies. aeo The author combines a liberal, democratic elite perspective with a progessive, egalitarian orientation.

The Elite Connection Summary

The Elite Connection: Problems and Potential of Western Democracy by Amitai Etzioni

Designed as a textbook for courses in political theory, political sociology, and comparative politics, and as a contribution in its own right, this book explores the role of elite relations as a key to understanding democracy.

About Amitai Etzioni

Eva Etzioni--Halevy is the author of several previous books including Bureaucracy and Democracy (Routledge and Kegan Paul, revised edition, 1985); The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy (George Allen & Unwin, 1985); and Fragile Democracy (Transaction Publishers, 1989).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Elites and Classes: Bringing Elites Back In. 1. Why Class Theory has Overshadowed Elite Theory: A Matter of Coincidence. 2. Why Class Theory Should not have Overshadowed Elite Theory: A Matter of Democracy. Part II: The Autonomy of Elites and Western thought. 3. Democratic Elite Theory. 4. Other Theories: A Comparison. Part III: The Demo--Elite Perspective. 5. The Autonomy of Elites and Democracy. 6. Elite Autonomy Versus Co--operation and the Historical Development of Democracy. Part IV: The Autonomy of Elites and the Success (or Failure) of Democracy. 7. Stabilization Versus Breakdown of Democracy: The Cases of Britain and Germany. 8. Problems of Transition to Democracy in eastern Europe: The Cases of the Soviet Union and Poland. Part V: Meanwhile in the West: Problems and Potential of Democracy. 9. Elite Autonomy Under Siege and Problems of Western Democracy. 10. Social Protest Movements and the Potential of Western Democracy. Conclusion. References.

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GOR013263995
9780745610689
0745610684
The Elite Connection: Problems and Potential of Western Democracy by Amitai Etzioni
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Polity Press
1992-12-24
260
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