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SocialStratificationAndGroupings.ElitesAndLeadershipElites and leadership  

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  • Issues related to the existence, roles and impact of elites in society, that is, individuals or groups who have a large amount of power or influence over society, politics, wealth etc, either through decisions they make or, for example, through ideas or feelings that they express or represent. Includes issues related to influential people in all spheres of society, for example, decision-makers in political life, political party leaders, influential artists, prominent mass or social media figures etc.

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https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TopicClassification?v=4.1#SocialStratificationAndGroupings.ElitesAndLeadership

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