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Iglic, Hajdeja. and Rus, Andrej. "Elites, Social Capital, and Regime Change: Network-based Theory of Elite Adaptation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p110882_index.html>

Iglic, H. and Rus, A. , 2004-08-14 "Elites, Social Capital, and Regime Change: Network-based Theory of Elite Adaptation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p110882_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This article makes macro inferences based on micro the data on ego networks of individual elite members. Substantively, it deals with the process of elite adaptation in Slovenia in the period between 1988 and 1995. While a velvet type of transition (elite settlement) between the old and new elites in Slovenia contributed to high reproduction rates of Slovenian old elites, there was significant change going on within the new and old elites. By looking at their ego networks, we show that the debate on elite reproduction is overlooking an important aspect of change, i.e. the adaptation of elites manifested through changes in elites networks. We analyze the composition of elites' networks over time and find that in spite of high reproduction rates, there was extensive fluctuation in the old elites' networks. We also analyze the patterns of change in ego networks. We find that those networks became more open, larger, sparser and more heterogeneous. These results are consistent with the theory of elite adaptation.

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