Elites in civil society

Niklas Altermark is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lund University, SwedenMalin Arvidson is Associate Professor of Social Work at Lund University, SwedenJayeon Lee is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Gothenburg University, SwedenRoberto Scaramuzzino is Associate Professor of Social Work at Lund University, SwedenAll authors are well published in reputable journals such as Journal of civil society, Voluntary Sector Review, Comparative Migration Studies, Disability & Society, Sociology of Health and Illness and have published books for Routledge, Palgrave, amongst others.

• Introduction1 Defining civil society elites: theoretical foundations2 Tracing elites: methods and research design3 Climbing the ladder: careers, backgrounds, and distance to the grassroots4 Crossing boundaries: civil society leaders at the nexus of power5 Comparative patterns of elitisation6 Values at the top: the ethos and attitudes of civil society elitesConclusions