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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."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Piano, Natasha , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Democratic elitism: the founding myth of American political science [by Piano, N.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Democratic elitism [by Piano, N.] (Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2025 — ISBN 9780674298989; LCCN 2024022313)

Subjects:

Pareto, Vilfredo, 1848-1923 — Influence

Mosca, Gaetano, 1858-1941 — Influence

Michels, Robert, 1876-1936 — Influence

Democracy — Philosophy — History — 19th century

Democracy — Philosophy — History — 20th century

Elite (Social sciences) — Italy — History — 20th century

Elite (Social sciences) — United States — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

JC421 .P515 2025eb

ISBNs:

9780674298989 (electronic bk.)
0674298985 (electronic bk.)
9780674295377 [Invalid]
0674295374 [Invalid]

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31785827 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp21341347