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C. Wright Mills, power and the power elites -- a reappraisal.

Authors :
Barratt, Edward
Source :
Management & Organizational History; Feb2014, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p92-106, 15p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This paper revisits and presents a critical appraisal of Mills's analysis of power and the power elite. There are signs of a revival of interest in Mills, but recent commentators have shown little interest in the intellectual, social or political context of his analysis. Setting Mills's thesis in its historical context, we consider an element of his project that has been particularly neglected in recent discussion: Mills's search for possible ways of redistributing power and his attempt to forge an ethico-political stance. Reflecting on recent discussion of contemporary elite formations, we comment on what critics might take from Mills in our own time in relation to the analysis of elites and the politics of critical management studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17449359
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Management & Organizational History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
94847407
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2013.853619