Elita a zagadnienie władzy politycznej
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1989
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Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM
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The elits and the question of political power
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The author tries to prove the significance of including the factor of power in
building theories of elites. It turns out that in many approaches the elite has
been defined mostly and exclusively in terms of political power (Pareto, Mosca,
Lasswell, Mills). Such an attitude followed from the adoption of „a priori" assumptions
about the universality of dividing societies into those who govern and
those governed (Italian scholars) and from empirical studies (especially Mills).
Also the sociologists who stressed a highly diversified character of contemporary
societies point to a great role of factors of a political character (Mannheim, Keller).
Political power is not only an important criterion of stratifying the society but
also of distinguishing the elite. Defining power appears to be very difficult. At present, with more and more
diversified social structures, it is more difficult than several decades ago to indicate
persons or groups who really (not nominally) are in authority.
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Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 51, 1989, z. 1, s. 291-299.