Democratic elitism : the founding myth of American political science /
"Natasha Piano argues that the Italian School of Elitism -- comprising Pareto, Mosca, and Michels -- has been consistently misread. These thinkers did not, as alleged, oppose electoral politics. Rather, they saw elections as just one component of democracy and warned that equating the two leave...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Natasha Piano argues that the Italian School of Elitism -- comprising Pareto, Mosca, and Michels -- has been consistently misread. These thinkers did not, as alleged, oppose electoral politics. Rather, they saw elections as just one component of democracy and warned that equating the two leaves publics disillusioned and vulnerable to elite capture."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674298989 (electronic bk.) 9780674298996 0674298993 0674298985 |