The New Custodians of the State: Programmatic Elites in French Society

ISBN-13: 9781138516458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

William Genieys

Opis

The New Custodians of the State uses contemporary France to reassess sociological theories of political and policymaking elites

Spis treści

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Understanding Policy Elites: Contrasting Theoretical Perspectives
1. Comparative Approaches to an Elite-Centered Understanding of Politics and Policy
Part II: The Making of a Social Welfare Policy Elite
2. Backgrounds and Careers: The Professional Construction of a Policy Elite
3. Choosing Social Welfare: Why Do Elites Specialize?
4. Elite Trajectories in the Social Policy Sector
5. From Program to Policy: The Affirmation of New Custodians of the State
Part III: Defense Elites and Political Change
6. Leclerc, or "The Best Tank in the World": Changing Definitions of Elite Success
7. The End of Conscription: Elite Competition and the Limits of Influence
General Conclusion: For a Comparative
Sociology of Programmatic Elites
Bibliography
Index

O autorze

William Genieys