A European civil society elite? Analysing capital and drama at the European Economic and Social Committee

• Published in: European societies Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 87 - 106
• Main Authors: Uhlin, Anders, Arvidson, Malin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.01.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Actors; Bourdieu; Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002); Civil society; civil society elite; Committees; Cultural capital; Decision makers; Drama; EESC; Elites; Goffman; Samhällsvetenskap; Scripts; Social capital; Social networks; Social Sciences; Sociologi; Sociologi (exklusive socialt arbete, socialpsykologi och socialantropologi); Sociology; Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology); Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Contributing to research on civil society elites in the EU context, this article focuses on the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). It explores who the main actors are, what roles they play, and what resources they use, value, and compete for in this arena. The theoretical starting points...