Kosorukov, A.A. Global elites community: class and network dimension.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the studies of the global elites community, theoretical substantiation for its existence from the standpoints of postmodernism, liberalism, constructivism and post-structuralism. Special attention is paid to the theory of transnational historical materialism, allowing to analyze the formation of the new global capitalist class within this community. The author also provides analysis of this community from the standpoint of network analysis showing how the new global class is penetrated with the network connections responsible for the formation, support and spread of consensus regarding the political course of the states. The author singles out the main problems, which the global elites community faces, such as transformation of the institution of state, global democratization trend, the movement of the power center, de-globalization of risks, pluralism of global elite agenda and the vulnerability of global elites community. The methodology of studies, as provided in the article, is based upon the theory of transnational historical materialism, as well as constructivism and post-structuralism. When analyzing the structure of global elites community the author used the level approach within the framework of international relations theory, and more specifically, uses the individual level. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the analysis of global elites community from the standpoints of various theories as a relatively young and new term in political elites studies, evaluation of the structures within the new global capitalist class, its specific features regarding recruitment of the new members and achievement of consensus decisions, singling out problems and risks ,which the global elites community faces at the crossroads of the class and network tendencies of its development.

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