Elitism in Gaetano Mosca’s Treatment

Abstract

<span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Socially, the word<br />"elite" is broadly used to refer to a superior group of people<br />regarding skills or privileges and associates with other terms such as<br />political systems, "authorities", "minority favorite".<br />Elites are cautious and opportunistic people. They are in every way and situation<br />regarded as people's favorites. Focusing on concept of “elite" and “elitism", the<br />author in this paper, attempts to study Gaetano Mosca's elite theory and ideas<br />of other thinkers both advocating and opposing the idea. Exploring the impact<br />of this theory on political science realm and comparing it to other theories in<br />the same area and fairly criticizing them, the author comes to the conclusion<br />that “elitism" generally believes every society and/or organization ends up in<br />oligarchy. That is, a powerful elite minority will eventually take over and<br />also the emersion of a ruling class is an exclusive attribute of every<br />political organization and society. </span>