Protégés of power: Patrimonialism in mobility narratives of the Danish power elite

IF 3.2 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Socio-Economic Review Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1093/ser/mwad031

C. Ellersgaard, Anton Grau Larsen, Morten Fischer Sivertsen, Anne Nørgaard Christensen, Jacob Aagaard Lunding

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Abstract

Career narratives among the Danish power elite often include the facilitating presence of an elite superior. We explore the role patrons play in the mobility narratives of the Danish power elite. Drawing from a highly select group identified in the core of elite networks, we interviewed 37 individuals selected for maximal variation in career paths, networks and positions within the power elite. We referenced the concept of patrimonialism to understand the relations between patrons and protégés in building an elite career and develop a typology identifying three kinds of patrimonial relations described by elites, intra-organizational relations to mentors and patriarchs and inter-organizational relations to sponsors. We then empirically explore the three types of patrimonial relations. Finally, we argue that each of these patrimonial relations reinforce elite cohesion, even in the supposedly critical case of good governance in Denmark. Hence, patrimonial relations present a crucial perspective for understanding contemporary power structures.

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权力的普罗特姆·萨格斯:丹麦权力精英流动叙事中的世袭主义

在丹麦权力精英的职业生涯中，往往会有一个精英上级的出现。我们探讨了赞助人在丹麦权力精英的流动叙事中所扮演的角色。我们从精英网络核心的高度精选群体中挑选了37个人，这些人在权力精英的职业道路、网络和职位上都有最大的差异。我们引用世袭主义的概念来理解精英职业生涯中赞助人与原 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -的关系，并建立了一种类型，确定了精英所描述的三种世袭关系，组织内与导师和族长的关系以及组织间与赞助人的关系。然后，我们实证地探讨了三种类型的世袭关系。最后，我们认为，这些世袭关系中的每一种都加强了精英的凝聚力，即使在丹麦所谓的良好治理的关键案例中也是如此。因此，世袭关系为理解当代权力结构提供了一个重要视角。

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