Open AccessElitology in the Sistemof Social Sciencies
Author(s) -
G. K. Ashin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2009-6-9-27-37
Subject(s) - elite , phenomenon , sociology , epistemology , politics , social science , term (time) , engineering ethics , political science , philosophy , engineering , law , physics , quantum mechanics
The term «elitology» is a Russian innovation of the end of the 20th century. It was introduced to meet the needs of a complex discipline dealing with the elite phenomenon which integrates the achievements and methods of philosophy, political science, sociology, history, psychology, cultural studies. The article emphasizes the role of philosophy as the theoretical basis for solving elitological problems.