A global power elite
Een mondiale machtselite
Diliara Valeeva
Materclass "Contemporary power: Old power, new power, soft power?"
22 November 2022
Title Text
"But the elites, who just want to bring in more money for global corporations, ignore the concerns of American voters..."
"We need a Democratic Party that is not a party of the liberal elite, but of the working class[...], where candidates talk to working people and don't spend their time raising money for the rich and powerful"
"This international elite […] live lives more and more insulated from the struggles of ordinary people”
Is there
global power elite?
Corporate/Economic power
Political power
Cultural/Social power
Studying global elite globally
There is not (yet) one global elite with a strongly defined common interest or goal
Key findings
Uber (US)
Walmart (US)
Nestle (CH)
Alibaba (CN)
Wang Ling Martello
Kraft Foods (US)
Borden Foods (US)
NCH Marketing (US)
KPMG (BE)
KBC bank (BE)
Cera (BE)
Erik Clinck
Farming for Climate (BE)
Boost for Talent (BE)
Thomas More (BE)
<10%
Finding 1.
Elites remain attached to their country of origin/region
Finding 2.
Elites are concentrated in global cities
Rotschild family
Faber-Castell family
Al Nahyan family on board of
First Abu Dhabi bank (UAE)
Finding 3.
Corporate dynasties remain strong
Summary of key findings
1. Elites remain attached to their origins
2. Elites are concentrated in global cities
3. Corporate dynasties remain strong
So what about power?
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This presentation online: slides.com/diliaravaleeva/power
www.diliaravaleeva.com
Who rules?
*Classical elite theorists: V. Pareto, R. Michels, G. Mosca
masses
elites
Elites are “those who have vastly disproportionate control over or
access to a resource” (Khan, 2012: 362).
Definition
* elites occupy power positions
* a resource must have transferable value