Ron DyckMar 18
Robert Michels Was a Flawed Theorist of Political Oligarchy https://jacobin.com/2024/04/robert-michels-oligarchy-political-parties-spd
Robert Michels Was a Flawed Theorist of Political Oligarchy

In his book Political Parties, Robert Michels argued that mass movements have a natural tendency to develop undemocratic structures. Michels had some sharp insights into the nature of bureaucracy, but his “iron law of oligarchy” was seriously flawed.

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" ... Michels seems to have retained his belief that the workers had an innate need to venerate their leaders, and only charismatic leadership could shake them out of their passivity. It is a matter of historical record that Michels ultimately found his own charismatic leader in the shape of Benito Mussolini."

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Mar 18 at 10:12pmWeb