Michels, Robert, 1876-1936. . Political Parties; a Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy / by Robert Michels
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Part 1 PART ONE LEADERSHIP IN DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Section A A. TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAUSES OF LEADERSHIP

• Section B B. PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES OF LEADERSHIP

• Section C C. INTELLECTUAL FACTORS

Part 2 PART TWO AUTOCRATIC TENDENCIES OF LEADERS

• Chapter 1 CHAPTER I THE STABILITY OF LEADERSHIP

• Chapter 2 CHAPTER II THE FINANCIAL POWER OF THE LEADERS AND OF THE PARTY

• Chapter 3 CHAPTER III THE LEADERS AND THE PRESS

• Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV THE POSITION OF THE LEADERS IN RELATION TO THE MASSES IN ACTUAL PRACTICE.

• Chapter 5 CHAPTER V THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE LEADERS AND THE MASSES

• Chapter 6 CHAPTER VI THE STRUGGLE AMONG THE LEADERS THEMSELVES

• Chapter 7 CHAPTER VII BUREAUCRACY. CENTRALIZING AND DECENTRALIZING TENDENCIES

Part 3 PART THREE THE EXERCISE OF POWER AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTION UPON THE LEADERS

• Chapter 1 CHAPTER I PSYCHOLOGICAL METAMORPHOSIS OF THE LEADERS

• Chapter 2 CHAPTER II BONAPARTIST IDEOLOGY

• Chapter 3 CHAPTER III IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTY WITH THE LEADER (“LE PARTI C'EST MOI”).

Part 4 PART FOUR SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP

• Chapter 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY. THE CLASS STRUGGLE AND ITS DISINTEGRATING INFLUENCE UPON THE BOURGEOISIE

• Chapter 2 CHAPTER II ANALYSIS OF THE BOURGEOIS ELEMENTS IN THE SOCIALIST LEADERSHIP

• Chapter 3 CHAPTER III SOCIAL CHANGES RESULTING FROM ORGANIZATION

• Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV THE NEED FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE WORKING CLASS

• Chapter 5 CHAPTER V LABOUR LEADERS OF PROLETARIAN ORIGIN

• Chapter 6 CHAPTER VI INTELLECTUALS, AND THE NEED FOR THEM IN THE WORKING-CLASS PARTIES

Part 5 PART FIVE ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERS

• Chapter 1 CHAPTER I THE REFERENDUM

• Chapter 2 CHAPTER II THE POSTULATE OF RENUNCIATION

• Chapter 3 CHAPTER III SYNDICALISM AS PROPHYLACTIC

• Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV ANARCHISM AS PROPHYLACTIC.

Part 6 PART SIX SYNTHESIS: THE OLIGARCHICAL TENDENCIES OF ORGANIZATION

• Chapter 1 CHAPTER I THE CONSERVATIVE BASIS OF ORGANIZATION

• Chapter 2 CHAPTER II DEMOCRACY AND THE IRON LAW OF OLIGARCHY

• Chapter 3 CHAPTER III PARTY-LIFE IN WAR-TIME

• Chapter 4 CHAPTER IV FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

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