power or influence in relation to the masses (non-elite). Based on the classic set of Pareto elitism thesis, Mosca and … Michels, the present study is an overview of the main theoretical approaches of contemporary political elites: elitism radical … having as representatives on Thorstein Veblen, Charles Wright Mills, William Domhoff, 2 ) pluralistic elitism backed by …

and democracy theory. In this paper, I propose to capture the points of convergence and divergence between the elite … society. Democratic elitism is a theoretical approach that reconciles democracy theory to the theory of elites, "mass uprising …, doctrines and theories anti-elitist. Between elite theory and critical approaches, it highlights Marxism, populism, pluralism …