Robert Michels

Robert Michels was a German-born Italian sociologist who contributed to elite theory by describing the political behavior of intellectual elites. He belonged to the Italian school of elitism. He is known best for his book Political Parties, published in 1911, which contains a description of the "iron law of oligarchy".

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Who was born first?

• Robert Michels and Émile Bréhier were born the same year
• Robert Michels and Ralph Barton Perry were born the same year
• Robert Michels and Tatyana Afanasyeva were born the same year
• Robert Michels and Walter Burley Griffin were born the same year
• Robert Michels and Ziya Gökalp were born the same year

Timeline

1. Émile BréhierApril 12, 1876 – February 3, 1952
2. Ralph Barton PerryJuly 3, 1876 – January 22, 1957
3. Robert Michels (this page)January 9, 1876 – May 2, 1936
4. Tatyana AfanasyevaNovember 19, 1876 – April 14, 1964
5. Walter Burley GriffinNovember 24, 1876 – February 11, 1937
6. Ziya GökalpMarch 23, 1876 – October 25, 1924

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