SOCB47H3 Lecture Notes - Elite Theory, Robert A. Dahl, Elite
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My definition of power: having the ability and authority over someone to accomplish or attain your own political needs or serve your political agenda. Power is used to make decision and change things. Financial manipulation such as having money and using that money as power to influence people. Power to do nothing control of the state. In late 1920"s the representative (people) would have the power to elect people and they could throw the person out anytime. Roberto micheal: the iron of law of oligarchy: as the society has been grown it"s really hard to make or find an elite. The elite would have their owns needs which needs to be served and they are not worried about others. Hunter looked at the city of atlantic and called it regional cities. A study of regional city" (really atlanta, gerogia. Reputational method- survey of influential people in.
