Elite integration in stable democracies: a reconsideration*

Higley, John; Hoffmann‐Lange, Ursula; Kadushin, Charles; Moore, Gwen

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036576

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“…Higley and Burton (2006) (Higley et al, 1991). New elitists propose a typology of elite configuration: elites could be (a) disunited, (b) consensually united or (c) ideologically united.…”

Section: The New Elite Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Elite theory

López¹

2013

Sociopedia

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This article reviews contemporary elite theory in political sociology and political science. Elite theory is based on the assumption that elite behavior has a causal relationship with general patterns of state-society relations. The article presents classical concepts of elite theory, such as elite inevitability and elite circulation, while privileging contemporary challenges and trends in elite theory. The discussion addresses elite origins of democracy and elite origins of the welfare state, as well as elites/non-elites interdependence.keywords democracy ◆ elites ◆ elite theory ◆ new elitism ◆ welfare state

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“…Higley and Burton (2006) (Higley et al, 1991). New elitists propose a typology of elite configuration: elites could be (a) disunited, (b) consensually united or (c) ideologically united.…”

Section: The New Elite Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Elite theory

López¹

2013

Sociopedia

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“…The densely connected core of directors was therefore identified as the inner circle of a national elite that integrates across regional and other societal divides (Useem, 1984). The very limited number of comparative investigations suggests that Germany also has a highly integrated and cohesive elite that interconnects across all societal spheres (Higley, Hoffmann-Lange, Kadushin, & Moore, 1991). Yet, empirical research has long ignored the broader links of the corporate elite.…”

Section: Elite Network and The Interlocking Of Organizational Boardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why being there is not enough: organized proximity in place-based philanthropy

Glückler

Ries

2012

The Service Industries Journal

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Philanthropy is gaining momentum in European society. Wealthy individuals and foundations are a growing source of financial benevolence. This paper explores the role of two concepts of proximity for obtaining access to philanthropic resources. First, geographical proximity refers to physical co-presence ('being there'). It stresses the immediacy and serendipity of social interaction as facilitators of philanthropic support. In contrast, organized proximity refers to a network logic ('being connected') and emphasizes strategies of cooptation. Based on a multimethod case study in the city of Heidelberg, the paper finds philanthropy to be primarily place-based. Being there, however, is an insufficient condition since there is strong incidence that local organizational interlocks between advisory boards enhance the attraction of donations towards the social realm of academia.

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“…Through membership network analysis, Domhoff (1998) discovered that individuals serving as directors on the same corporate boards formed interpersonal networks. In a comparative study of Australia, the United States (US), and Governance networks 4 Western Germany, Higley et al (1991) found the existence of densely connected circles of several hundred top leaders in each nation. Additionally, Unseem (1984), in a study of corporate directors in the US and UK, demonstrated the key role held by an inner circle of directors with interlocking directorships in leading corporations and nonprofit boards.…”

Section: Background: Network and Governance Of Corporations And Nonpmentioning

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Governance networks: Interlocking directorships of corporate and nonprofit boards

Vidovich

Currie

2012

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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This study describes the interlocking networks of corporate directors serving on publicly listed corporate boards and those on the boards of nonprofit organizations in Western Australia in 2006. When this study was undertaken, the state was the beneficiary of a booming economy in resource development prior to the global financial crisis, yielding a substantial number of resource companies with their headquarters in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Through social network analysis using NetDraw, we trace the extent of interpersonal connections of prominent individuals who serve on these boards in this relatively isolated state in Australia. The network figures demonstrate the inner circle of companies and nonprofits with their interlocking directorships that suggest the growing interpenetration among the state, the market, and civil society. As a result of reduced government funding during the last two decades in Western Australia, nonprofit organizations have had to use market strategies to increase their revenues, which is one factor that has led to this greater interdependence between previously separate groups. Thus, market forces have blurred the boundaries that once separated private companies from nonprofit organizations, increasing the interlocking nature of their board directors.

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Elite integration in stable democracies: a reconsideration*

Cited by 107 publications

References 28 publications

Elite theory

Elite theory

Why being there is not enough: organized proximity in place-based philanthropy

Governance networks: Interlocking directorships of corporate and nonprofit boards

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