Protégés of power: Patrimonialism in mobility narratives of the Danish power elite

Author:

Ellersgaard Christoph Houman1,Larsen Anton Grau2,Sivertsen Morten Fischer3,Christensen Anne Nørgaard1,Lunding Jacob Aagaard1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg , Denmark

2. Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University , Roskilde, Denmark

3. Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University , Roskilde, Denmark

Abstract

Abstract Career narratives among the Danish power elite often include the facilitating presence of an elite superior. We explore the role patrons play in the mobility narratives of the Danish power elite. Drawing from a highly select group identified in the core of elite networks, we interviewed 37 individuals selected for maximal variation in career paths, networks and positions within the power elite. We referenced the concept of patrimonialism to understand the relations between patrons and protégés in building an elite career and develop a typology identifying three kinds of patrimonial relations described by elites, intra-organizational relations to mentors and patriarchs and inter-organizational relations to sponsors. We then empirically explore the three types of patrimonial relations. Finally, we argue that each of these patrimonial relations reinforce elite cohesion, even in the supposedly critical case of good governance in Denmark. Hence, patrimonial relations present a crucial perspective for understanding contemporary power structures.

Funder

Independent Research Fund Denmark

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science

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