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Evolution and Condition of the Elites in Bosnia-Herzegovina - A Personal View
Ivo Lučić
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Who is today’s elite in Bosnia-Herzegovina? Who are the chosen, the
principals and the most influential and dignified ones? Who has got
the power? Who is the crème of the society? Numerous authors offer
theoretical lenses through which an answer to such questions can be
sought, including Wright Mills, Vilfred Pareto, Mirko Kus Nikolajev,
and Djuro Kovačević. One can also internalise the theory of a new
post-capitalist elite proposed by Alexander Bard and Ian Söderqvist,
the key point of which is that ‘the submissive ones shall not inherit
the Earth;’ the power and glory are belonging to those who are working
hard, who are recognising the changes and promoting their own
interests, but who are also lucky enough to be blessed by a particular
direction of historical developments. We can perhaps choose one of
the many definitions of elite, for instance: elite is the part of society in
possession of power, the part able to realise its will and impose it on
the others. Hence elite has the power, government, and authority. In
this paper I will not refer to all those men and women who have selflessly
contributed to the community, the people, or the state. I will not
refer to the many cases of sacrifice and courage either. I will only try
to sketch briefly the issues pertaining to the origins and evolution of
the elite in Bosnia-Herzegovina and to point to causal pathways of
such issues.
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Hrčak ID:
18582
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Datum izdavanja:
1.9.2005.
Posjeta: 2.200 *