A5024062773- Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Social Capital and Networks
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Economic Development and Digital Transformation
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
- Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- International Business and FDI
- European Socioeconomic and Political Studies
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Australian History and Society
- Philippine History and Culture
Copenhagen Business School
2019-2025
In this article we delve into the elites’ evolving forms of power to study relationship between social change and capital accumulation. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s notion field relying identification field’s effective agents in Switzerland, investigate changing relations among most important capital. We use prosopographical data spanning six historical periods from 1910 2015 thanks multiple correspondence analysis uncover structure power. show dominance economic organisational network...
To capture elites, we must map out the organizational landscape through which they pass during their careers. This moulds character of tells us about prestige organizations that are elite incubators and provides valuable indicators how different sectoral experiences serve to accumulate capital for elite. Unpacking experience challenges theoretical methodological understandings character, calling a renewed focus on embedding elites after school. By analysing occupational history 416 highly...
Who represents the corporate elite in democratic governance? Prior studies find a tightly integrated "inner circle" network representing politically across varieties of capitalism, yet they all rely on data from highly select sample leaders only largest corporations. We cast wider net. Analyzing new members boards Danish economy (200k directors 120k boards), we locate 1500 that operate as brokers between local networks. measure their coreness using k-core detection and connected core 275...
ABSTRACT The strategies, decisions and beliefs of those who occupy prominent positions economic power have influence on very large corporations the markets they dominate, vast amounts resources, rules game. However, sociology elites faces a dual challenge: divergent conceptualisations what can be considered as position internationally incompatible sources information hinder comparative analysis. World Elite Database (WED) addresses this challenge, by generating, based consistent definition,...
This article focuses on historical elite dynamics and investigates elites' integration over time. We describe the changing relations composition of central circles in Swiss networks at seven benchmark years between 1910 2015 by relying 22,262 individuals tied to 2587 organizations among eight key sectors, identify for each year most connected core individuals. explore network cohesion sectoral bridging find that it moved from being a unitary corporate elite, before 1945, an integrated...
What is the relationship between various forms of power held by elites in contemporary society? Using Bourdieu’s notion field power, we address this question exploring division labour domination among Danish elites. Via a specific multiple correspondence analysis 44 variables with 198 categories, examine volume and distribution capital 423 individuals at core elite networks, arguing that they constitute effective agents power. We find three major differentiations between: (1) established...
Abstract In this contribution, we introduce ‘career hubs’ as an alternative to interlocking directorates and propose study transnational corporate elite networks with new concept. Career hubs, the most frequent common career organizations, put emphasis on knowledge brokering allow us a larger variety of organizations understand form spread networks. We use sample 1366 firms Forbes 2000 list 2018 investigate careers 16,500 top executives by linking these data BoardEx database. find three...
Økonomer har fra den statsvidenskabelige uddannelses oprettelse i 1848 udgjort en central del af danske moralske elite, forstået som eliten, der bl.a. uddannelsesmæssige og organisatoriske ressourcer til at påvirke samfundets normative fundament. I artiklen gennemføres karrierenetværksanalyse data Kraks Blå Bog perioden 1910-1923 skitsere prosopografi (kollektiv biografi) økonomerne gruppe. Det vises, høj grad reproducerede deres klassemæssige baggrund, de var engagerede dominerende...
In this article we delve into the elites’ evolving forms of power to study relationship between social change and capital accumulation. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's notion field relying identification field’s effective agents in Switzerland, investigate changing relations among most important capital. We use prosopographical data spanning six historical periods from 1910 2015 thanks multiple correspondence analysis uncover structure power. show dominance economic organisational network...
Abstract Career narratives among the Danish power elite often include facilitating presence of an superior. We explore role patrons play in mobility elite. Drawing from a highly select group identified core networks, we interviewed 37 individuals selected for maximal variation career paths, networks and positions within referenced concept patrimonialism to understand relations between protégés building develop typology identifying three kinds patrimonial described by elites,...
In this paper, we propose a methodological framework to analyse cross-sectorial elite career using sequence analysis identify particular trajectories. As empirical case, use 416 members of the Danish power elite, found in core networks. We describe how data can be constructed based on CV’s, states coded and combination with optimal matching hierarchical agglomerative clustering used develop typologies careers.
This article focuses on historical elite dynamics and investigates elites’ integration over time. We describe the changing relations composition of central circles in Swiss networks at seven benchmark years between 1910 2015 by relying 22,262 individuals tied to 2587 organisations among eight key sectors, identify for each year most connected core individuals. explore network cohesion sectoral bridging find that it moved from being a unitary corporate following family-based reproduction,...