Oxford University Press / BudrichUni Press / Cornell University Press / /
Continent
Asia / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Switzerland / France / Russia / Soviet Union / Italy / Slovakia / United Kingdom / Ukraine / Czech Republic / /
Facility
Informal practices/instruments Elite complex / /
IndustryTerm
respective networks / Power networks / informal solution / inner power circle power networks / party-based political systems / vicious power networks / energy enterprises/distributors / media etc / transition systems / media-politics / /
Organization
European Union / Oxford University / Liberal Democracy / Transparency International and Freedom House / Cornell University / state administration / /
Person
Vladimir / Gretchen Levitsky / Heiko Pleines / Nicolas Hayoz / Åse Berit Grødeland / Peter Lang / Leszek Jesien / Heinrich Higley / Szonja Szelényi / Steven Levitsky / Christian Giordano / Silvio Berlusconi / Hans-Joachim / Ivan Szelényi / Max Weber / Alena V. How / Michael G. Burton / György Lengyel / John Higley / Nicole Gallina / /
PoliticalEvent
democratic elections / /
Position
powerful businessmen and the businessmen / actor / president / speaker / president / the prime minister / /
PublishedMedium
Europe-Asia Studies / /
Region
East Central Europe / Central Europe / West Balkans / Eastern Europe / South East Europe / /
Conceptualizing Informality – Proposal for an Analytical Framework I. The Role of a Country’s Elites The political elite1 is understood as a factor that operates within a given institutional system. An according ins