Vertical and horizontal accountability of global elites: some theoretical reflections and a preliminary research agenda

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"Globalization has given rise to an ever-increasing number of global elites holding leadership positions in transnational institutions, corporations and NGOs. This raises questions regarding the structure and accountability of these elites. Are they just an abstract category of position-holders representing national or organizational interests in transnational decision-making or do they rather form a cohesive ruling group united by common interests, as some theoreticians of globalization have assumed? Elite theory has identified a number of relevant characteristics that can be used for assessing the nature of this nascent elite formation. These include primarily the prevailing patterns of elite recruitment with respect to the representation of societal diversity, the mechanisms of elite accountability and the existence of informal rules of conduct that enable the accommodation of conflicts of interest." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Vertikale und horizontale Verantwortlichkeit globaler Eliten: theoretische Überlegungen und eine provisorische Forschungsagenda
• ISSN: 0172-6404
• Extent: Seite(n): 193-208
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Historical Social Research, 37(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Geschichte ; allgemeine Geschichte ; Europapolitik ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; EU ; Elite ; Eliteforschung ; Theorie ; Theoriebildung ; Globalisierung ; Repräsentation ; Rekrutierung ; institutionelle Faktoren ; Organisationen ; Karriere ; politische Elite ; Legitimation ; Elitebildung ; Verantwortung ; politische Institution ; Akteur ; OSZE ; IMF ; OECD ; UNO ; Grundlagenforschung ; Theoriebildung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hoffmann-Lange, Ursula
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.1.193-208
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-372646
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST