A SURVEY OF ELITE STUDIES

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Abstract:

In this essay some factors are suggested that seem relevant to the study of political elites. It would be premature to title this section a research scheme, but it is the foundation upon which such a scheme could be developed. The assumption underlying the following presentation is for many reasons, particularly because of the complexity of social organization, some individuals and groups are more influential in political decision making than others. These individuals and groups make up the political elite. The relationship of individuals and groups within the elite, as well as the relationship of the elite to the nonelite, vary from state to state and from situation to situation. Since the elite shapes the structure and decisions of a state or polity, an understanding of the structure and behavior of the elite is crucial to an understanding of the policy.

Author(s):
Beck, Carl ; Malloy, James M. ; Campbell, William R. ; Weaver, Jerry L.
Author Organization(s):
AMERICAN UNIV WASHINGTON DC SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESEARCH OFFICE
Descriptive Note:
Research memo.
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in cooperation with Pittsburgh Univ., Pa. Dept. of Political Science.
Pagination:
0072

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RM-65-3
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DA-49-092-AR-O7
Monitor Series:
DAMO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means
Modernization Areas:
Cyber; Space
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*POLITICAL SCIENCE, *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), USSR, DECISION MAKING, GROUP DYNAMICS, CANADA, CLASSIFICATION, SOUTHEAST ASIA, MILITARY GOVERNMENT, WESTERN EUROPE, SOUTH ASIA, FAR EAST, COUNTERINSURGENCY, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, SUPERVISION, MOTIVATION, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY), MIDDLE EAST, LEADERSHIP, UNITED STATES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science
Keyword(s):
POLITICAL ELITE
Report Date:
1965 Mar 01