TY - JOUR
T1 - The ‘masses’ in Weber’s political sociology
AU - BAEHR, Peter
N1 - Versions of this article were read as seminar papers to the Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, and the Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston (Ontario).
PY - 1990/5
Y1 - 1990/5
N2 - Every theory of political leadership supposes some notion of the behaviour and capacities of the led. Max Weber' theory of leader-democracy rested on a particular notion of the ‘masses’. Weber depicted these masses as irrational and emotional, and thus incapable of active, extensive participation in political life. The article challenges the empirical and logical bases of Weber' view.
AB - Every theory of political leadership supposes some notion of the behaviour and capacities of the led. Max Weber' theory of leader-democracy rested on a particular notion of the ‘masses’. Weber depicted these masses as irrational and emotional, and thus incapable of active, extensive participation in political life. The article challenges the empirical and logical bases of Weber' view.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930561372&doi=10.1080%2f03085149000000008&partnerID=40&md5=adee9ef1cc2229b3159f64c7ab9aa980
U2 - 10.1080/03085149000000008
DO - 10.1080/03085149000000008
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 19
SP - 242
EP - 265
JO - Economy and Society
JF - Economy and Society
SN - 0308-5147
IS - 2
ER -