Advanced Research Methods for Elite Studies

Abstract

This panel deals with the methodological aspects of elite studies (see Moyser and Wagstaffe 1987). Depending on the particular field (see Hoffmann-Lange 2007), scholars have used different methods of data collection and analysis. Some quantitative (e.g., OLS and multinominal regression as well as factor and correspondence analysis) and qualitative methods (e.g., narrative interviews, focus groups, and text analysis) have been widely applied in elite studies. Researchers have also recently started to use more advanced methods such as survival analysis, multi-level modeling, network analysis, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and sequence analysis. We would like to invite empirical papers that focus primarily on elites and that use advanced data analysis methods. Papers should illustrate the benefits of the chosen method for elite research. Possible topics may include elite recruitment, turnover, career patterns, elite structure, and elite-mass distinction. Papers analysing longitudinal data are particularly welcome.

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Cross-Level Sector Based Sampling Design of Elites: Including National, European and Global Elites Within a Single Sampling Framework	View Paper Details
Network Analysis as a Method for Studying Elite Coherence: The Case of Finland 1991-2011	View Paper Details
Career Paths of the German Administrative Elite. A Quantitative Sequence Analysis of Administrative State Secretaries’ Biographies	View Paper Details
A Sequence Analysis of Canadian Supreme Court Judicial Careers	View Paper Details
Lightening the Shadow of Power: Elites, Hidden Structures, and Institutional Corruption. The Social Network Analysis Approach	View Paper Details