Western Elites and Societies in Twenty-First Century Politics

John Higley is Emeritus Professor of Government & Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, USA.

• 1. Avoiding Calamity.- 2. Western Elites and Populists.- 3.  Representative Government’s Prospects.- 4. Democracy as Rationalization and Panacea.- 5. Anticipations of Parousia in Western Societies.- 6. Intellectual Elites and Realities of Work.- 7. Plutocracy and Demagogy in a Weak State.- 8. The Democracy Ideal Reconsidered.