Colombia Internacional

Colomb. int. | eISSN 1900-6004 | ISSN 0121-5612

Élites, intelectuales y tecnocracia. Calidoscopio contemporáneo y fenómeno latinoamericano actual

No. 62 (2005-07-01)
  • Jairo Estrada Álvarez
    Profesor asociado del Departamento de Ciencias Política, Facultad de Derecho, Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, director del Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Políticos y Sociales, Theseus.
  • José Francisco Puello-Socarrás
    Profesor del Departamento de Ciencias Política, Facultad de Derecho, Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, miembro del Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Políticos Y Sociales, Theseus.
https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint62.2005.06

Abstract

This paper to provides a state of art discussion of general elite theory by developing a taxonomy of the academic literature on this topic, based upon theoretical and historical criteria, and by discussing recent analytical tendencies in Latin America concerning the problem of intellectuals and technocrats. This field of study offers alternative research tools and important analytical keys for understanding current transformations in the exercise of political power, its legitimizing tools and the consequences of today’s capitalist model for distinct forms of social regulation.

Keywords: Political theory, elites, technocracy, Latin America

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