1st Edition
The New Custodians of the State Programmatic Elites in French Society
By William Genieys
Copyright 2010
228 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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The New Custodians of the State uses contemporary France to reassess sociological theories of political and policymaking elites. Based on detailed case studies drawn from social policy and national defense sectors, it concludes that a new type of sectorally-based elite has risen to prominence in France since the 1980s. Genieys suggests that programmatic elites found in specific policy sectors,... Read more
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Understanding Policy Elites: Contrasting Theoretical Perspectives 1. Comparative Approaches to an Elite-Centered Understanding of Politics and Policy Part II: The Making of a Social Welfare Policy Elite 2. Backgrounds and Careers: The Professional Construction of a Policy Elite 3. Choosing Social Welfare: Why Do Elites Specialize? 4. Elite Trajectories in the Social Policy Sector 5. From Program to Policy: The Affirmation of New Custodians of the State Part III: Defense Elites and Political Change 6. Leclerc, or The Best Tank in the World: Changing Definitions of Elite Success 7. The End of Conscription: Elite Competition and the Limits of Influence General Conclusion: For a Comparative Sociology of Programmatic Elites Bibliography Index
Biography
William Genieys
