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6. Theory-Based Typologies of Political Elites

Author : Ursula Hoffmann-Lange

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

Elite typologies are conceptual tools used to reduce the empirical variety of elites to a small number of ideal types. This chapter is limited to discussing elite typologies that make explicit assumptions about the relationship between the attributes of elites and the characteristics of regimes. The two dimensions that have been the basis of most theory-oriented elite typologies are the extent of elite integration and the character of elite-citizen linkages. The complexity of the characteristics of elites, elite-citizen linkages, and regimes on which the typologies are based poses fundamental problems of operationalization. Empirical elite research has used elite typologies primarily as a means to illustrate the usefulness of a large number of indicators without adequately discussing how they can be combined to test the validity of the theories underlying these elite typologies. More comparative and longitudinal research is needed to tackle these problems.

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Title: Theory-Based Typologies of Political Elites
Author: Ursula Hoffmann-Lange
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-51903-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-51904-7

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51904-7_6