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Elites Against Social Movements

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Do social movements transform power or are they ultimately absorbed by it?
This talk revisits the Polish Solidarity movement and the democratic transformations of 1989 to explore tensions between grassroots mobilisation and elite influence. Drawing on Michels, Gramsci, and Bourdieu, it questions whether movements empower democracy or unintentionally reproduce new forms of elite domination.
Period27 Mar 2026
Event typeSeminar
LocationHuddersfield, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionLocal