Elites, intelectuales y tecnocracia Calidoscopio contemporaneo y fenomeno latinoamericano actual.

Abstract

This paper to provides a state of art discussion of general elite theory by developing a taxonomy of the academic literature on this topic, based upon theoretical and historical criteria, and by discussing recent analytical tendencies in Latin America concerning the problem of intellectuals and technocrats. This field of study offers alternative research tools and important analytical keys for understanding current transformations in the exercise of political power, its legitimizing tools and the consequences of today’s capitalist model for distinct forms of social regulation.

Keywords

• Political theory
• elites
• technocracy
• Latin America.