The Established and the Delegated: The Division of Labour of Domination among Effective Agents on the Field of Power in Denmark

Jacob Aagaard Lunding, Christoph Houman Ellersgaard*, Anton Grau Larsen

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

What is the relationship between the various forms of power held by elites in contemporary society? Using Bourdieu’s notion of the field of power, we address this question by exploring the division of labour of domination among contemporary Danish elites. Via a specific multiple correspondence analysis of 44 variables with 198 categories, we examine the relationship between the volume and distribution of various forms of capital held by 423 individuals at the core of Danish elite networks, arguing that they constitute effective agents in the field of power. We find three major differentiations between: (1) established and newcomers; (2) public and private forms of legitimation; and (3) rural or industrial-based, but nonetheless organisationally well connected, elites and the social elite surrounding Copenhagen state nobility. The legitimising pole of the field of power does not necessarily derive its positions from the cultural field but can also rely on delegated forms of capital.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftSociology
Vol/bind55
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)110-128
Antal sider19
ISSN0038-0385
DOI
StatusUdgivet - feb. 2021

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Published online: June 19, 2020

Emneord

  • Capital
  • Elites
  • Power

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