Title: Elite-teorie en demokrasie/Elite theory and democracy
Abstract: The elite theory seen in theoretical perspective within the ambit of Political Sociology offers certain possibilities as far as description and, perhaps, explanation of power in a society are concerned. This theory implies that power, on a macro-social level, is concentrated in the hands of an elite whose manipulation of the power enables it to control its total society irrespective of the form of government in that society. In this article an attempt is made to present very briefly the basic traits of the elite theory. After briefly giving attention to the meaning of the concept ‘democracy’, an indication is given of the conclusion of the problem of the elite's place within a democracy. In other words an attempt is made to determine whether the elite theory is compatible with democracy. S. Afr. J. Sociol. 1985, 16(1): 22–27
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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