Christoph Ellersgaard

There is no adult in the room, no one in charge. Turns out a semi-rationalistic elite was, maximum, a 50 year conscious project that was abandoned and can't be taken as an "ideal type" for a ruling class under capitalism.

No organized labor movement, no semi-rationalist elite. That’s my theory.

Arveændring kommer med en høj pris i form af mindre produktivitet og mere ulighed Tiltag, der på én gang reducerer statens indtægter, mindsker den økonomiske effektivitet og øger indkomstuligheden, synes ikke at være den mest hensigtsmæssige løsning i dagens Danmark.

“Fald i virksomhedsbeskatningen fra 15% til 10% ventes at reducere statens indtægter ca. 60% = 1,8 mia. kr. Det svarer til ca. halvdelen af Finansministeriets skøn for provenugevinsten ved at sløjfe store bededag. Desuden vurderer vi det øger indkomstuligheden.”
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Politikere gav klimarabat til luksussommerhuse i al hemmelighed Små sommerhuse bliver dyrere at bygge med nye klimaregler. Men luksussommerhuse har fået en undtagelse, som man har forsøgt at skjule, siger eksperter

At undtage luksusforbrug for samme klimaskatter som alle andre er den sikreste vej til at underminere den folkelige opbakning til den grønne omstilling

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Toppen af Grønland | Weekendavisen Magt. Grønlands elite er lille og præget af indre splittelser, viser nyt studie. Det gør den sårbar for udenlandske stormagters voksende interesse.

Our research note on the power elite in Greenland from @bjsociology.bsky.social is featured in @weekendavisen.dk

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Løkke og Moderaterne tilbød Mike Fonseca 369.978 kr. for at forlade Folketinget Ny bog afslører, hvordan Moderaterne gik langt for at få Mike Fonseca til at trække sig fra Folketinget.

At det her ikke er ulovligt understreger bare, hvor håbløst vores regulering af Folketinget og dets medlemmer er.

Tænk hvis det havde været en virksomhed, der ville købe en irriterende politiker ud...

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Magteliteforsker: Nu må vi begrænse kernetropperne i den danske magtelite Fondenes økonomiske betydning vokser. Det er på tide, vi sikrer dem mod at blive kongeriger, der kun varetager bestyrelsens kæpheste.

Har skrevet om, hvorfor vi bør begrænse fondsbetyrelsernes magt. Ikke mindst til at udpege sig selv...

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Forsker bag ny magtudredning deler bekymring: Flere lobbyister gør dansk politik svær at gennemskue »Det er blevet sværere for den enkelte borger at se, hvem der i sidste ende har indflydelse og ansvar,« siger professor og leder bag Magtudredning 2.0. i et interview med Videnskab.dk. Det danske demo...

@m-b-petersen.bsky.social forklarer i et interview til @videnskab.dk om nogle af de bekymringspunkter den nye @magtudredningen2.bsky.social er kommet frem til. Her med fokus på lobbyisme i dansk politik

#dkpol #dkmedier #dkøko

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With the key caveat that we only look at formal networks - in a small tightly knit island society - the results could play a role in Trump’s strategy to find Greenlandic allies. If the elite fracturing can be exploited this could pave the way for major changes in American-European relations.

This division line is also seen between sectors. Politicians are Greenlandic, Private Business leaders Danish. And on key demographics, where politicians have very different education, residence area and gender composition than other groups.

Most importantly, the power elite network is fractured by country of origin. Those with Greenlandic schooling (in orange) occupy particular areas of the network, those without (in black) other areas.

This power elite has many of the same sectors as we have seen in our analysis of Denmark. However, politics (28 %) and state (18 % civil servants and 17 % from state owned corporations) are much stronger.

Based on the newly developed k-cirkle methods, we use the individuals with at least two positions in affiliations with at least three members with two positions.

This power elite has many of the same sectors as we have seen in our analysis of Denmark. However, politics (28 %) and state (18 % civil servants and 17 % from state owned corporations) are much stronger.

Based on the newly developed k-circle method, we use the individuals with at least two positions in affiliations with at least three members with two positions.

We identify a power elite of 123 individuals as the central circle in an extensive affiliation network data on 3412 positions held by a total 2052 individuals in 456 affiliations.

Some context:

Based on the recent American territorial ambitions, we decided to finally try to publish our work on formal elite networks in Greenland. How the Greenlandic power elite reacts to American overtures can change the geopolitical of the world.

The Power Elite in Greenland In this research note, we map the power elite in Greenland, amidst the current geopolitical interest in the nation. Using social network analysis, we identify a power elite of 123 individuals as the ...

New research note out in @bjsociology.bsky.social on the Power Elite in Greenland.

The main finding: There is a highly knit elite network in Greenland. However, there are also clear fracturing lines based on the Greenlandic-Danish divide.

A 🧵on findings

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Her er Danmarks mest magtfulde personer: Helt ny kortlægningen viser, hvem der dominerer magteliten Masser af økonomer, stort set ingen læger: Vi har fået en helt ny kortlægning af Danmarks magtelite. Mød den "stille magt".

Så er vi igang med kortlægningen af den danske magtelite sammen med Zetland. Hør første episode her:

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Remember it is next Monday (the 2nd of June) at 17:00 we have the ever brilliant @samfriedman.bsky.social talking about his and @aaronreeves.bsky.social new book Born to Rule in Copenhagen

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Open Access 🔥🔥 and don't forget see the Appendix for learn how apply network analysis

Hvad laver nogle magtforskere i @zetland.dk studie?

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@sarahsteinitz.bsky.social

Though our interviews, we then explore the technocratic mindset and - with the exception of union leaders - find a large convergence among the technocratic lodestars described above

Adding to this, we find that most elites have worked in one of the 85 key technocratic career hubs, in particular those having a technocratic education, further strengthening their technocratic outlook

We find that around half of the 416 individuals in our analysis have taken a degree that installs some sort of technocratic ethos. In our interviews, lawyers pay almost no attention to their professional background whereas it is a strong identity for both politicial scientists and economists

We explore 9 indicators of technocracy:

1) An educational background in STEM, economics or political science
2) Post-graduate experience from technocratic career hubs.
3) Meritocratic ethos
4) Progressivism
5) Managerialism
6) Scientism
7) Elitism
8) Anti-politics
9)Anti-democracy

How technocratic is the power elite? A new approach and evidence from a mixed-method study of the Danish power elite Claims about the ‘rise of the technocrats’ have a long history and have recently gained new attention in the context of debates on economic policy, neoliberalism and the mounting conflict between t...

Is technocracy the shared ideology of the Danish power elite?

In a new paper with Anders Esmark and @antongrau.bsky.social we explore this through biographical data and qualitative interviews with 30 members of the Danish power elite

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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