Open AccessCivil Society Elites: A Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Håkan Johansson,
Anders Uhlin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
politics and governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.746
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2183-2463
DOI - 10.17645/pag.v8i3.3572
Subject(s) - civil society , political science , elite , field (mathematics) , thematic map , public administration , thematic analysis , social science , sociology , qualitative research , politics , law , geography , mathematics , cartography , pure mathematics
This editorial introduces the thematic issue on ‘civil society elites,’ a topic that has been neglected in elite research as well as civil society studies. It elaborates on the concept of ‘civil society elites’ and explains why this is an important emerging research field. By highlighting different methodological approaches and key findings in the contributions to the thematic issue, this article aims at formulating an agenda for future research in this field.