Communism and political elites
Communism and political elites

Summary/Abstract: The study Communism and political elites is an attempt to approach political power within the communistregime from the perspective of elite theory. For a better understanding of the issue, the study makes a short review of elite theory, especially of Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca, thus creating the foundament for the presence of elites inevery social-political formation, including socialism. An important segment within the study is allocated to the working class elite theory, having Robert Michels at the center. Although Robert Michels’ theory aimed at the working class in capitalism, his theory is also valid for the analysis of political elitism in socialism. At the same time, the study analyses the manner in which elite theory is found in socialism, starting with the moment of the installment of communist power, continuing with the communist period and ending with the post-communist moment.

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