Iron law of oligarchy
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The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory first developed by the German-born Italian sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book Political Parties. It asserts that rule by an elite, or oligarchy
Robert Michels, the sociologist who devised the iron law of oligarchy
Elite theory
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In philosophy, political science and sociology, elite theory is a theory of the state that seeks to describe and explain power relations in society. In its contemporary form in the 21st century, elite
Iron law of oligarchy
…the same pattern has always reasserted itself, just as a gyroscope will always return to equilibrium, however far it is pushed one way or the other. Elite theory Iron triangle (US politics…
C. Wright Mills (left) and his assistant, Saul Landau (right)
Vilfredo Pareto 1870s 2