Category: elites
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Elites: my reading list
Sybil Nolan It can be hard to know where to start reading the literature on elites because it is not only large but also divided into competing schools with very different approaches and concerns. Current discussions of elites often refer to the vastly wealthy international financial elites who are seen to influence so much of…
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CFP: Insiders and Outsiders, Winners and Losers: Close-ups of the Struggle for Power and Status in Australia
Scholarly and popular discourses in Australia often connect the agency of elites with the marginalisation of less privileged and powerful members of the community. This themed issue of the Journal of Australian Studies focuses on conflicts and collaborations that determine social and political power and its effects. We seek to open up closer discussion of…