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John Higley
Researcher at University of Texas at Austin
Publications - 98
Citations - 2583
John Higley is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Elite & Democracy. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 97 publications receiving 2483 citations. Previous affiliations of John Higley include Australian National University & Social Science Research Council.
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The Elite Variable in Democratic Transitions and Breakdowns
John Higley,Michael G. Burton +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the relationship between elites and regimes in Western nation-states since they began to consolidate after 1500 and showed that their approach makes good sense of the Western political record, that it does much to clarify prospects for stable democracies in developing societies today, and that it makes the increasingly elite-centered analysis of democratic transitions and breakdowns more systematic.
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Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe: Introduction: elite transformations and democratic regimes
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Elite Foundations of Liberal Democracy
John Higley,Michael G. Burton +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses Elite Settlements, colonial Origins of Consensually United Elites, and Convergences among Disunited Elites.
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Elite integration in stable democracies: a reconsideration
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use data from comparable surveys of national elites in the US, Australia and West Germany to argue that the configurations of elite circles in these societies reveal tight integration, as in the power elite and ruling class models, together with representation of numerous, diverse groups.
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The elite connection : problems and potential of Western democracy
John Higley,Eva Etzioni-Halevy +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the role of elite theory in the success or failure of Western democracies, and discuss the potential of elite ideas to be used in the development of modern democracies.