Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence
The paper strives to explore the (non)existence of influence of intellectuals in society. Intellectuals are seen as a loose elite network of specific social actors who possess advance knowledge or creativity recognized in the cultural field of academia and/or art, hold a certain authority o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Filozofija i Društvo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2016/0353-57381602343P.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper strives to explore the (non)existence of influence of intellectuals
in society. Intellectuals are seen as a loose elite network of specific
social actors who possess advance knowledge or creativity recognized in the
cultural field of academia and/or art, hold a certain authority or power to
be heard in the public, and who are publicly engaged. The aim of the paper is
to fill the gap in the sociology of intellectuals and offer a possible
framework for empirical research of intellectuals’ influence. This framework
is operationalized using three levels: self-evaluation of their own
influence, estimation of their social status and intellectual authority over
(primarily) elites, and finally external “objectified” measures. The author
hereby calls on the testing of the proposed model and any proposals for its
improvement. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-5738 2334-8577 |