Special aspects of the development and establishment of the classical elite theory


	Law and Politics Reference: Semin S.V. Special aspects of the development and establishment of the classical elite theory // Law and Politics. 2015. № 8. P. 1181-1186. URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=52483 Semin S.V. Special aspects of the development and establishment of the classical elite theory Abstract: The subject of this research is the review of the issues pertaining to development and establishment of the classical elite theory, as well as the approaches associated with it: reputational, pluralistic, value, and elite, by analyzing works of such renowned thinkers as Vilfredo Pareto, Robert Michels, Max Weber, Nikolai Berdyaev, and others. A special attention is given to the study of so-called “elite circle”, or individuals who are part of the elite. The author identifies the general characteristic features inherent in the teachings about the elites in the writings of various scholars. The main conclusion of this research is the determination of the general signs intrinsic to the elites; the author also gives an original definition to the term of “elite”. The results of this work can be used to further examine the elite theory. Keywords: general features of the elite, members of the elite, signs of elite, definition of elite, recruitment of elites, elite, problems of elites, classical elite concept, elite theory, elite features This article can be downloaded freely in PDF format for reading. Download article References 1. Demokratiya v dvizhenii: evolyutsiya sotsial'nogo kapitala v sovremennom obshchestve "(pod redaktsiey Roberta D. Patnema), Oxford University Press, (2002) 2. Dal' R. Vvedenie v ekonomicheskuyu demokratiyu. M., 1992. Makarin A.V. Byurokratiya v sisteme politicheskoy vlasti. S.Pb., 2000 3. Politologiya: uchebnik, pod red. V.N. Lavrinenko-4-e izd., pererab i dop.-M.: Yurayt , 2012 4. Obshchaya i prikladnaya politologiya: Uchebnoe posobie. / Pod obshchey redaktsiey V.I. Zhukova, B.I. Krasnova. – M.: MGSU; Izd-vo “Soyuz”, 2007. 5. Politologiya: Uchebnoe posobie / Pod red. A.S. Turgaeva, A.E. Khrenova.-SPb.: Piter, 2005. 6. Vasilenko I.A. Politologiya: uchebnik-3-e izd., pererab. I dop.-M.:Yurayt,2011. 7. G. Moska «Osnovy politicheskoy nauki». Perevod s ispanskogo / Sanisteban L.S.; Per.: Zabolotnyy V.L.-M.: MP Vladan, 1992. 8. Vil'fredo Pareto: Istoriya – kladbishche elit. // Politicheskaya mysl'. P.Rakhshmir. – Permskiy gosuniversitet., 2000. 9. R.D. Pantem, Sravnitel'noe issledovanie politicheskikh elit 1976g.

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Semin S.V. Special aspects of the development and establishment of the classical elite theory