Researching Elites And Power

Author : Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030451752

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Researching Elites and Power by Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau Pdf

This open access book describes how elite studies theoretically and methodologically construct their object, i.e. how particular conceptualizations of elites are turned into research practice using different methods for collecting, dealing with and analyzing empirical data. The first of four sections focuses on what Mills named the power elite and includes Bourdieu’s field of power. The second section addresses studies of the domain of economic power, whereas the third section centers on research on elite education. The fourth and last section highlights research on symbolic power, either within social fields or as a dimension of social structure at large, areas where recognition is essential. All sections comprise empirical case studies of elites and power, whereby each of which makes explicit the various methodological choices made in the research process. Through focusing on methodological approaches for the study of elites and power and on how such approaches relate to each other as well as to the theoretical perspectives that underpin them, this book will be a valuable source for social scientists.

Author : Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030451771

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Researching Elites and Power by Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau Pdf

This open access book describes how elite studies theoretically and methodologically construct their object, i.e. how particular conceptualizations of elites are turned into research practice using different methods for collecting, dealing with and analyzing empirical data. The first of four sections focuses on what Mills named the power elite and includes Bourdieu’s field of power. The second section addresses studies of the domain of economic power, whereas the third section centers on research on elite education. The fourth and last section highlights research on symbolic power, either within social fields or as a dimension of social structure at large, areas where recognition is essential. All sections comprise empirical case studies of elites and power, whereby each of which makes explicit the various methodological choices made in the research process. Through focusing on methodological approaches for the study of elites and power and on how such approaches relate to each other as well as to the theoretical perspectives that underpin them, this book will be a valuable source for social scientists.

Author : Christopher Williams
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781446267967

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Researching Power, Elites and Leadership by Christopher Williams Pdf

This exciting new text consolidates the hows and whys of researching powerful people. Written by a leading authority in the field, this book introduces the reader to a significant area of methodology, and provides a research-based contribution to elite and leadership studies. It offers a truly international perspective that will appeal to those studying and engaging with powerful people in a variety of contexts. Useful features include: - A variety of case studies and examples linked to over 1000 sources and resources - Extensive use of figures throughout the text to illustrate key points - Templates and models for planning and presentations The book promotes a practical future-oriented approach to support and inspire academic, professional and civil society researchers at all levels. It introduces new research frameworks and facilitates critical techniques through Critical Process Analysis. This is a must-have resource and an excellent new addition to the field of elite and leadership studies.

Author : Luis L. M. Aguiar,Christopher J. Schneider
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409429555

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Researching Amongst Elites by Luis L. M. Aguiar,Christopher J. Schneider Pdf

Presenting the latest empirical case studies from Canada, the USA and Australia, this volume explores the challenges and difficulties involved in conducting research amongst the rich and elite, whilst shedding light on the manner in which power is harnessed, protected and controlled to manage and manipulate resources. A demonstration of the importance of studying up to our understanding of decision-making, governance and the nature of contemporary democracy in the global economy, Researching Amongst Elites will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists and geographers working in areas such as social research methods, social stratification, the sociology of elites and relations of class, wealth and power.

Author : J. Abbink,T. Salverda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137290557

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The Anthropology of Elites by J. Abbink,T. Salverda Pdf

Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
ISBN : 1446288021

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Researching Power, Elites and Leadership by Anonim Pdf

A comprehensive text from a leading authority, this book consolidates the hows and whys of elite and leadership studies

Author : Luis L.M. Aguiar,Christopher J. Schneider
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317065593

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Researching Amongst Elites by Luis L.M. Aguiar,Christopher J. Schneider Pdf

Academics often direct their research 'across' in order to examine issues that grip members of the middle classes, or 'down' in order to understand the difficulties workers and other marginalized groups endure. Research that is directed 'up' at individuals and groups with positions of greater wealth and power is less common, yet 'studying up' can contribute to our understanding of growing inequality, economic polarization and social change by studying the rich, powerful and elite in our society. Presenting the latest empirical case studies from Canada, The USA and Australia, this volume explores the challenges and difficulties involved in conducting research amongst the rich and elite, whilst shedding light on the manner in which power is harnessed, protected and controlled to manage and manipulate resources. A demonstration of the importance of studying up to our understanding of decision-making, governance and the nature of contemporary democracy in the global economy, Researching Amongst Elites will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists and geographers working in areas such as social research methods, social stratification, the sociology of elites and relations of class, wealth and power.

Author : Olav Korsnes,Johan Heilbron,Johs. Hjellbrekke,Felix Bühlmann,Mike Savage
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351672221

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New Directions in Elite Studies by Olav Korsnes,Johan Heilbron,Johs. Hjellbrekke,Felix Bühlmann,Mike Savage Pdf

Since the financial crisis, the issue of the ‘one percent’ has become the centre of intense public debate, unavoidable even for members of the elite themselves. Moreover, inquiring into elites has taken centre-stage once again in both journalistic investigations and academic research. New Directions in Elite Studies attempts to move the social scientific study of elites beyond economic analysis, which has greatly improved our knowledge of inequality, but is restricted to income and wealth. In contrast, this book mobilizes a broad scope of research methods to uncover the social composition of the power elite – the ‘field of power’. It reconstructs processes through which people gain access to positions in this particular social space, examines the various forms of capital they mobilize in the process – economic, but also cultural and social capital – and probes changes over time and variations across national contexts. Bringing together the most advanced research into elites by a European and multidisciplinary group of scholars, this book presents an agenda for the future study of elites. It will appeal to all those interested in the study of elites, inequality, class, power, and gender inequality.

Author : Allen H. Barton,Congrès mondial de sociologie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:690519669

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Theories and Methods in Research on Elites and Power by Allen H. Barton,Congrès mondial de sociologie Pdf

Author : Surinder S. Jodhka,Jules Naudet
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Caste
ISBN : 0199491070

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Mapping the Elite by Surinder S. Jodhka,Jules Naudet Pdf

This edited volume is dedicated to the study of social, economic, and political elites in India. It's contributors address some fundamental questions regarding India's social and economic elites, the change in their composition in recent years, their relationship with each other and with the rest of the social body, and the role of caste in the configuration and reconfiguration of social and economic elites by analysing elite discourses and representations and what they reveal of their social inscription in contemporary India. The editors have sorted this book into three broad themes. The first theme concerns elite spaces which explores the uneasiness of elites to handle public and private spaces and interests. The second theme concerns the trajectories of particular elite groups such as the dominant caste called the Kammas of Andhra Pradesh, the Jats of Uttar Pradesh, and Urban elites. The third and final theme concerns elite lives and practices of diverse elite groups. This book is addressed to not only the scholar community interested in the sociology of India's elites, but to any reader interested in knowing how recent social and economic change in India affects the lives and trajectories of its elites.

Author : Keith Townsend,Mark N.K. Saunders,Rebecca Loudoun,Emily A. Morrison
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781788975636

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How to Keep your Doctorate on Track by Keith Townsend,Mark N.K. Saunders,Rebecca Loudoun,Emily A. Morrison Pdf

The path of a doctoral student can feel challenging and isolating. This guide provides doctoral students with key ideas and support to kick-start a doctoral journey, inspire progress and complete their thesis or dissertation. Featuring observations from experienced supervisors, as well as the reflections of current and recent postgraduate researchers, this intimate and entertaining book offers vital insights into the critical moments in any doctoral experience.

Author : G. William Domhoff,Eleven Other Authors
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351588614

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Studying the Power Elite by G. William Domhoff,Eleven Other Authors Pdf

This book critiques and extends the analysis of power in the classic, Who Rules America?, on the fiftieth anniversary of its original publication in 1967—and through its subsequent editions. The chapters, written especially for this book by twelve sociologists and political scientists, provide fresh insights and new findings on many contemporary topics, among them the concerted attempt to privatize public schools; foreign policy and the growing role of the military-industrial component of the power elite; the successes and failures of union challenges to the power elite; the ongoing and increasingly global battles of a major sector of agribusiness; and the surprising details of how those who hold to the egalitarian values of social democracy were able to tip the scales in a bitter conflict within the power elite itself on a crucial banking reform in the aftermath of the Great Recession. These social scientists thereby point the way forward in the study of power, not just in the United States, but globally. A brief introductory chapter situates Who Rules America? within the context of the most visible theories of power over the past fifty years—pluralism, Marxism, Millsian elite theory, and historical institutionalism. Then, a chapter by G. William Domhoff, the author of Who Rules America?, takes us behind the scenes on how the original version was researched and written, tracing the evolution of the book in terms of new concepts and research discoveries by Domhoff himself, as well as many other power structure researchers, through the 2014 seventh edition. Readers will find differences of opinion and analysis from chapter to chapter. The authors were encouraged to express their views independently and frankly. They do so in an admirable and useful fashion that will stimulate everyone’s thinking on these difficult and complex issues, setting the agenda for future studies of power.

Author : M. Maclean,C. Harvey,J. Press
Publisher : Springer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230511736

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Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK by M. Maclean,C. Harvey,J. Press Pdf

Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK is a cross-national study of business elites and corporate governance in France and the UK. It examines corporate governance from a comparative standpoint and looks beneath the surface at the exercise of power and authority in two distinct national business systems. It explores key issues concerning business elites, their networks, recruitment and reproduction. It aims to shed light on the mechanisms that govern the stability and regeneration of business elites against the backdrop of an increasingly global economy.

Author : Camilla Addey,Nelli Piattoeva
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000452365

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Intimate Accounts of Education Policy Research by Camilla Addey,Nelli Piattoeva Pdf

What do we actually do when we research education policy and governance? Why do we tame the messy hinterland of research into smooth accounts and what do we lose in the process? In this volume, distinguished scholars in education policy and governance research discuss how the practice of methods is messy, subjective, and provisional. They approach methodology as riddled with tensions, doubts, troubles, and mundane decisions. Scholarship in this book shifts from recording the methodological hinterland to putting it to productive use as resources for thinking about the researched world and about research itself. This methodological openness helps to examine how research reproduces scholars’ metaphysics, how research is a deeply embodied process encompassing all senses, how scholars’ concerns interfere in the worlds they study, but also how these equally interfere with researchers. By challenging smooth methodological accounts which conceal the complex and provisional nature of research, this book offers new approaches in education policy and governance research that are more generative, insightful, and sincere. Offering new ways of thinking about research methodologies, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and post-graduate students in the fields of education research and education theory, as well as social scientists interested in research methodologies more broadly.

Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199756339

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The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills Pdf

First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and social criticism. C. Wright Mills examines and critiques the organization of power in the United States, calling attention to three firmly interlocked prongs of power: the military, corporate, and political elite. The Power Elite can be read as a good account of what was taking place in America at the time it was written, but its underlying question of whether America is as democratic in practice as it is in theory continues to matter very much today. What The Power Elite informed readers of in 1956 was how much the organization of power in America had changed during their lifetimes, and Alan Wolfe's astute afterword to this new edition brings us up to date, illustrating how much more has changed since then. Wolfe sorts out what is helpful in Mills' book and which of his predictions have not come to bear, laying out the radical changes in American capitalism, from intense global competition and the collapse of communism to rapid technological transformations and ever changing consumer tastes. The Power Elite has stimulated generations of readers to think about the kind of society they have and the kind of society they might want, and deserves to be read by every new generation.