Fenomenologia del concetto di élite e network analysis come metodo di information retrieval

According to Sartori, "Language is the sine-qua-non instrument of knowing". Nevertheless, social sciences often adopt terms lacking clear and precise definitions. Adopting the method proposed in Sartori (1984), the present Master's thesis consists of an explicatory study aiming to cla...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cristofoletti, Enrico (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:Italian
Published: Milan FrancoAngeli 2022
Series:Fondazione Trentino Università
Subjects:
Online Access:OAPEN Library: download the publication
OAPEN Library: description of the publication
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:According to Sartori, "Language is the sine-qua-non instrument of knowing". Nevertheless, social sciences often adopt terms lacking clear and precise definitions. Adopting the method proposed in Sartori (1984), the present Master's thesis consists of an explicatory study aiming to clarify the concept of "elites". First, the essential works concerning elites are identified by analyzing a large citation network. Then, the thesis proposes a definition of elite able to encompass those of previous works. The new definition attempts to include the concept of elites within the broader framework of the resource-dependence theories (Pfeffer e Salancik, 1978) and purposive theories (Coleman, 2005).
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (205 p.)
ISBN:9788835140344
Access:Open Access