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Democratic elitism : the founding myth of American political science / Natasha Piano

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Piano, Natasha
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2025.
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pages cm

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Contents
The Lies We Tell Ourselves: An Intellectual History of Political Science -- An Angry Warning: Pareto and Elite Circulation -- Sober Cynicism: Mosca and The Ruling Class -- The Edge of Fatalism: Michels and The Iron Law of Oligarchy -- Sardonic Irony: Schumpeter and The Alternate Theory -- Hopeful Panic: The American Reception -- A New Realism: Democracy and Good Government.
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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9780674295377 (cloth)
0674295374
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
The Jane Fetter Library Fund
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