- Syndicalism, Modern Italian History, History of Political Thought, Elite Theory, Robert Michels, Gaetano Mosca, and 27 moreVilfredo Pareto, Socialisms, Benedetto Croce, Georges Sorel, Elitism, Marxism, Social History, Anarchism, First World War, Labour history, Sindacalismo rivoluzionario, Syndacalism, Direct Action, Prima Guerra Mondiale, Political Science, History of Political Parties, Socialism, Contemporary Italian History and Politics, Bendetto Croce, Fascism, Italian fascism, Harold Lasswell, C. Wright Mills, Talcott Parsons, Joseph Schumpeter, Charles Edward Merriam, and James Burnhamedit
This book deals with the reception of Italian elitism in the United States, identifying its key protagonists, phases, and themes. It starts from the reconstruction of the scientific and political debates aroused in the United States by... more
This book deals with the reception of Italian elitism in the United States, identifying its key protagonists, phases, and themes. It starts from the reconstruction of the scientific and political debates aroused in the United States by the works of Mosca, Pareto, and Michels, and moves on to define their theoretical influence in the American scientific and academic contexts. The analysis takes into consideration the period from the first contact between elitists and American academia in the early 1920s to the publication of The Power Elite by Mills, in 1956, which marks the emancipation of American elitism. After introducing the fundamental principles of elite theory, the first part of the study reconstructs the debate that it aroused beyond the Atlantic. The second part examines the original American reworking of the elitist lesson, concentrating on the works of the authors most strongly influenced by it: Joseph A. Schumpeter, Harold D. Lasswell, and Charles W. Mills. The book aims to shed light on the contribution of Italian elitism to the development of American political thought.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Italian School of Elitism
2. Politics in Transformation
3. The Two Faces of Elitism
4. From the People to the Elites
5. We, the Elite
Conclusion
https://books.google.it/books?id=P-MSEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT3&dq=volpe+reshaping&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW8KezpaXuAhXJzaQKHbOXDJMQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=volpe%20reshaping&f=false
https://www.routledge.com/Italian-Elitism-and-the-Reshaping-of-Democracy-in-the-United-States/Volpe/p/book/9780367629700
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Italian School of Elitism
2. Politics in Transformation
3. The Two Faces of Elitism
4. From the People to the Elites
5. We, the Elite
Conclusion
Research Interests: American History, Elites (Political Science), History of Elites, Poliarchy v. Elitism, Elite Theory, and 15 moreElites and Society, Talcott Parsons, Elitism, Elites, Sociology of elites, Schumpeter, Gaetano Mosca, Vilfredo Pareto, American Sociology, C. Wright Mills, Robert Michels, Harold Lasswell, Robert A. Dahl, American Political Science, and Charles Edward Merriam
Research Interests: Contemporary History, Fascism, Elites (Political Science), History of Political Thought, New Deal (U.S. history), and 14 morePoliarchy v. Elitism, United States History, Pluralism, Elite Theory, Elitism, Schumpeter, Gaetano Mosca, Vilfredo Pareto, C. Wright Mills, Technocracy, Demagogy/demagoguery, Robert Michels, Harold Lasswell, and Robert A. Dahl
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Perché, a distanza di un secolo, parliamo ancora di Corridoni? Ne parliamo perché la sua figura rappresenta i tormenti, le delusioni e le speranze di un'Italia che, a inizio '900, sta diventando un paese moderno. E che, come in tutti i... more
Perché, a distanza di un secolo, parliamo ancora di Corridoni? Ne parliamo perché la sua figura rappresenta i tormenti, le delusioni e le speranze di un'Italia che, a inizio '900, sta diventando un paese moderno. E che, come in tutti i processi di rapida trasformazione, conosce divisioni, contrasti, lacerazioni. Ma la sua esperienza richiama pure alcuni aspetti del mondo attuale. È infatti anche attraverso Corridoni che in Italia comincia ad affacciarsi quella critica serrata ai partiti che oggi chiamiamo antipolitica. Nel libro, studiosi di generazioni differenti si confrontano quindi su quei giovani dalla «coscienza ribelle» che insieme a Corridoni confluirono nel mondo sovversivo dell'epoca, per valutare cosa di quel periodo appare ancora vivo.
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The importance that the Italian Elite theory has had for the development of the social sciences is a fact well established. Equally known is that the center of political studies shifted rapidly from Europe to the United States, gradually... more
The importance that the Italian Elite theory has had for the development of the social sciences is a fact well established. Equally known is that the center of political studies shifted rapidly from Europe to the United States, gradually building a cultural hegemony in this area of study. The essay aims at understand the relationship between the Italian elitists and American academia in the 20s-30s, reconstructing dynamics, places and characters; in order to show the important role of the Italian elitism for the renewal of political science in the United States, and for political studies in general. The main point of the article is that the American scholars examined Elitism to understand Fascism and analyzed issues (propaganda, patriotism, control of masses, psychology of crowd) that they regarded as particularly important for the USA and its technocratic development.
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Syndicalism was an important chapter of Italian history in the early 1900s. Although Italian Syndicalism was linked with the equivalent movement in France (Georges Sorel), it had several distinctive features and developed through... more
Syndicalism was an important chapter of Italian history in the early 1900s. Although Italian Syndicalism was linked with the equivalent movement in France (Georges Sorel), it had several distinctive features and developed through different stages. With the support of previously unknown documents, this study investigates the movement’s political and cultural origins. In particular, it analyses the relevance of the Southern Italian setting, from which most of the syndicalists came. The article, then, in addition to reconstructing their early political experiences, focuses on the syndacalists’ political and economical thought and on their personal relationships (Antonio Labriola, Benedetto Croce, etc.).