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Elite Unity

Elite Unity is a theoretical construct in political science that denotes the degree of cohesion and consensus among political elites in a given polity, distinguished from related concepts by its focus on the alignment of values, interests, and strategic behavior within the elite class as a determinant of political stability and policy continuity.

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27

Authors

22

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

Variants

Elite Cohesion

Parents

Publications

23

The Elite Variable in Democratic Transitions and Breakdowns

John Higley, Michael Burton · American Sociological Review · 1989 · 396 citations

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Authoritarian State Building and the Sources of Regime Competitiveness in the Fourth Wave: The Cases of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine

Lucan A. Way · World Politics · 2005 · 386 citations · Full text

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Elite transformation in central and eastern Europe

John Higley, Jan Pakulski · Australian Journal of Political Science · 1995 · 49 citations · Full text

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Minority Policies in Bulgaria and Turkey: The Struggle to Define a Nation

Yonca Köksal · Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies · 2006 · 48 citations

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A Critical Assessment of the New Elite Paradigm

Paul Cammack · American Sociological Review · 1990 · 41 citations

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Authors

27

  1. AG
    Anton Grau Larsen

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  2. JH
    John Higley

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 445 citations

    2

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  3. CE
    Christoph Ellersgaard

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  4. WC
    William Case

    Griffith University, Australia

    2 publications · 21 citations

    2

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  5. SC
    Samuel C. Patterson

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    192 citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. Brookings Institution

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  4. Institute of Social Sciences

    Belgrade, Serbia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  5. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  6. University of Tasmania

    Hobart, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. California Polytechnic State University

    San Luis Obispo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

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Venues

  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 3 publications · 450 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 53 citations

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  3. Contemporary British History

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

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  4. Class Race Corporate Power

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. The Washington Quarterly

    1 publications · 16 citations

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