TY - BOOK ED - Denord, Francois ED - Palme, Mikael ED - Réau, Bertrand AB - This open access book describes how elite studies theoretically and methodologically construct their object, i.e. how particular conceptualizations of elites are turned into research practice using different methods for collecting, dealing with and analyzing empirical data. The first of four sections focuses on what Mills named the power elite and includes Bourdieu’s field of power. The second section addresses studies of the domain of economic power, whereas the third section centers on research on elite education. The fourth and last section highlights research on symbolic power, either within social fields or as a dimension of social structure at large, areas where recognition is essential. All sections comprise empirical case studies of elites and power, whereby each of which makes explicit the various methodological choices made in the research process. Through focusing on methodological approaches for the study of elites and power and on how such approaches relate to each other as well as to the theoretical perspectives that underpin them, this book will be a valuable source for social scientists. DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-45175-2 ID - OAPEN ID: ONIX_20200921_9783030451752_87 ID - OAPEN ID: 48415 ID - OAPEN ID: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41730 KW - Social Sciences, general KW - Sociology KW - Elite education KW - Power structures KW - Economic power KW - Qualitative methods KW - Quantitative methods KW - Monetary policies KW - Open Access KW - Pierre Bourdieu KW - Network analysis and social space analysis KW - Geometrical Data Analysis and regression analysis KW - Symbolic power and life styles KW - Society & Social Sciences L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/41730/1/2020_Book_ResearchingElitesAndPower.pdf LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/31909 PB - Springer Nature PY - 2020 TI - Researching Elites and Power : Theory, Methods, Analyses ER -