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The transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy in particular. In this innovative volume, twelve respected scholars investigate how elites have affected the transition from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia. They discuss how the elites' degree of integration on national and regional levels may constitute the main.

Hauptbeschreibung In seinem aktuellen Buch zeigt Michael Hartmann, wer Europas Eliten sind und wer die europäische Politik und Wirtschaft maßgeblich beeinflusst. Neben den drei großen EU-Ländern Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien nimmt er die Eliten aus Italien, Spanien, Österreich, den Niederlanden, Skandinavien, der Schweiz und vielen weiteren, auch osteuropäischen Ländern in den Blick. Nach wie vor, so sein Ergebnis, herrschen nationale Rekrutierungs- und Aufstiegsmuster vor. Die Herkunft und Homogenität der Eliten steht dabei in direktem Zusammenhang mit der sozialen Ung.

A study of twenty wealthy upper-class families during Pittsburgh's growth into an important commerical and industrial center. It shows how they succeeded in creating the institutions needed to sustain a local aristocracy and possessed the ability to adapt its accumulated advantages to social and economic changes

Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: The Meaning Of The Standards -- The Legions: Late Consular Period -- The Legions: Early Imperial Period -- Imperial Guard Standards -- Standards Of The Auxilia -- Standard-Bearers -- Standard-Bearers In Battle -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Imprint

Cosmopolitan elites across the globe are ignoring the will of the people-pushing disgruntled voters into the arms of national-populist parties and politicians. The election of Donald Trump in America and the referendum on European Union membership in the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Brexit, sent shockwaves throughout the world. Cosmopolitan elites across the globe never saw this populist uprising coming and still do not understand it. People across the globe have been increasingly voting for national-populist politicians over the last twenty years. The current nationalist-populist revolt started long before Donald Trump came down his golden escalator, and even before Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to hold a referendum vote on the EU. It wasn't isolated to rundown towns in Northern England or the Midwest, and it wasn't solely because of demographic changes, ignorance, intolerance, or a "whitelash." It was occurring because the elites chose to ignore voters' concerns when it came to globalism and neoliberalism. Issues like mass immigration, war, economic inequality, and national sovereignty were sacrosanct to neoliberals, and ultimately, their unwillingness to concede on these issues built discontent among millions of people

This paper finds that the Croatian public's and the social elites' perceptions of science are a mixture of scientific and technological optimism, of the tendency to absolve science of social responsibility, of skepticism about the social effects of science, and of cognitive optimism and skepticism. However, perceptions differ significantly according to the different social roles and the wider value system of the observed groups.The survey data show some key similarities, as well as certain specificities in the configuration of the types of views of the four groups – the public, scientists, politicians and managers. The results suggest that the well-known typology of the four cultures reveals some of the ideologies of the key actors of scientific and technological policy. The greatest social, primarily educational and socio-spatial, differentiation of the perceptions of science was found in the general public.

Bonuszahlungen auch in der Krise und unverhohlene Klientelpolitik machen deutlich: Die Eliten in Wirtschaft und Politik werden ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung nicht mehr gerecht. Vor diesem Hintergrund entwickelt Eike Bohlken eine philosophisch-normative Theorie, die den Eliten aufgrund ihrer Macht eine besondere Verantwortung zuschreibt. Er stellt den Begriff des Gemeinwohls ins Zentrum der politischen Ethik und arbeitet auf dieser Grundlage konkrete Gemeinwohlpflichten der Eliten in Politik, Wirtschaft, Medien, Kunst und Bildungswesen heraus.

"Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia has struggled to establish itself, with a faltering economy, emigration of the intelligentsia and the weakening of civil society. This book explores how a new national elite has emerged and how it has constructed a new national narrative to suit Armenia's new circumstances. The book examines the importance of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, considers the impact of fraught relations with Turkey and the impact of relations with other neighbouring states including Russia, and discusses the poorly-developed role of the very large Armenian diaspora. Overall, the book provides a key overview to understanding the forces shaping all aspects of present-day Armenia."--Provided by publisher.

"This book locates US elites as members of corporate elite networks and drivers of corporate elite interests and argues that studying the social sources of US power plays an important part in understanding the nature of their decisions in US foreign policy. Exploring the decisions taken by American elites on the Iraq war, the author argues that the decisions and agendas US elites pursued in Iraq were driven by corporate elite interests - embedded in them as individuals and in groups through the corporate elite networks they were rooted in - which they prioritised, using democracy promotion as a cover up. Using elite theory, membership network analysis and content analysis, this book explains who these elites were, how their backgrounds and social influences impacted their world-views, and what this looked like in a detailed exploration of their decision-making on the ground in Iraq. Nouri examines the nature of US power, what drives it, what it looks like and its legacies. This volume provides valuable understandings and lessons to scholars and students of International Relations studying democracy, US foreign policy, post-colonialism, elite theory, US imperialism, neoliberalism, orientalism, Iraqi politics, and the making of the Iraq constitution"--