Elites, Non-Elites, and Political Realism - Diminishing Futures for Western Societies

This fearless study offers a broad and realistic understanding of what is and isn't possible in modern politics. Higley contends that stable liberal democracy is possible only when elites, although always self-interested, are unified and drive a coherent political agenda. Without this vital component, the prospects for lasting democracy grow dim.

About the author

John Higley is emeritus professor of government and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he held the Jack S. Blanton Chair in Australia Studies. His books include Elites, Crises and the Birth of Regimes, Elites After State Socialism, Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy, and The Endangered West. Myopic Elites and Fragile Social Orders in a Threatening World.

Product details

• Authors: John Higley
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781538162873
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6287-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics