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Elite Closure

Elite Closure is a theoretical construct in the study of political elites that denotes the process by which existing elite members restrict access to power and resources through institutional, social, or cultural mechanisms, thereby maintaining their collective dominance and limiting upward mobility for non-elite actors.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Unequal But Fluid: Social Mobility in Chile in Comparative Perspective

Florencia Torche · American Sociological Review · 2005 · 275 citations

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Elite closure as a powerful language strategy: the African case

Carol Myers‐Scotton · International Journal of the Sociology of Language · 1993 · 162 citations

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Scholarly Culture and Academic Performance in 42 Nations

Mdr Evans, Jonathan Kelley, Joanna Sikora · Social Forces · 2014 · 137 citations

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A ring fence for the profession: advancing the closure of British accountancy 1957‐1970

Stephen Walker, Ken Shackleton · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal · 1998 · 95 citations

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Elites, Privilege and Excellence: The National and Global Redefinition of Educational Advantage

Agnès van Zanten, Stephen J. Ball, Brigitte Darchy-Koechlin · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) · 2015 · 74 citations

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Authors

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  1. ME
    Mdr Evans

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  2. JS
    Joanna Sikora

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  3. JK
    Jonathan Kelley

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  4. RH
    Ray Hudson

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  5. ML
    Marc‐David L. Seidel

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 44 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    252 citations

  2. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    328 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    275 citations

  4. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    Bengaluru, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. Howard University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

  8. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Sociolinguistics

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  2. Current Issues in Language Planning

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  3. Social Science Quarterly

    SSQ · 1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 1 publications · 275 citations

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  5. Social Networks

    1 publications · 24 citations

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