Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence
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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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intellectuals / engagement / influence / power / social networkSource:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2016, 27, 2, 343-355Publisher:
- Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
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- Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-43007)
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IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Pudar Draško, Gazela PY - 2016 UR - http://journal.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/index.php?journal=fid&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=387 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1787 AB - 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 PB - Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society T1 - Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence IS - 2 VL - 27 SP - 343 EP - 355 DO - 10.2298/FID1602343P ER -
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Pudar Draško, G.. (2016). Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society Beograd: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 27(2), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602343P
Pudar Draško G. Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2016;27(2):343-355. doi:10.2298/FID1602343P .
Pudar Draško, Gazela, "Do intellectuals matter?: Proposal for a study of influence" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 27, no. 2 (2016):343-355, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602343P . .