POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Robert A. Dahl, Elite, Fast Food Restaurant
4 Dec 2015
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Extremely close ties of political, economic, and military sectors. Proximity heightened by new technologies (of the 1950s, for making power to be that much more concentrated) The metropolitan 400 members of historically notable local families in the principal american cities (e. g. the kennedys, the rothschild"s) Corporate rich major landowners and shareholders. Warlords head of military in situations where american political interests are not. Political directorate senior political leadership and top government bureaucrats being met) Response to elitist approach power is more dispersed. There are shifts and changes in who has power depending on the issues, Need to look at the actual events, participants, to see who is exercising power. Robert dahl investigated relationship of interests to outcomes study of new. Are interests of different groups reflected in outcomes in terms of policy. Main research question is does anyone rule? and who influences this contexts. Haven connecticut decisions made by the state? specific decision? .
