Natasha Piano
Biographic Data
| ID | 4376332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natasha Piano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Piano |
| SIGNATURE | PIANO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1273-3848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Democratic Elitism
Democratic Elitism
A searing argument—and work of meticulous scholarship—about how American political scientists misinterpreted the elite theory of democracy and in so doing made our political system vulnerable to oligarchic takeover. Do competitive elections secure democracy, or might they undermine it by breeding popular disillusionment with liberal norms and procedures? The so-called Italian School of Elitism, comprising Vilfredo Pareto, Gaetano Mosca, and Rober…
The Minimalist Marxist
Squaring the Circle
This article contends that the Pareto Circle's success ironically constrained the reception of Vilfredo Pareto's contribution in the social sciences. It was precisely because of the Circle's extraordinary reach that major elements of Pareto's thought were misunderstood and subsequently ignored in postwar social science research. I first identify the corruption of Paretian equilibrium in the work of Lawrence Henderson, George Homans, and Talcott P…
Neoliberalism, leadership, and democracy
This article reinterprets Schumpeter’s theory of entrepreneurship in a decidedly un-“Schumpeterian” way, and argues that continued emphasis on Schumpeter’s alleged glorification of the entrepreneur constitutes a missed opportunity for democratic critics of capitalism and neoliberalism. I demonstrate that Schumpeter did not exalt the individual entrepreneur as the paradigm for economic and political leadership in capitalist societies, and I show t…
Florentine Political Writings - From Petrarch to Machiavelli
Revisiting Democratic Elitism
Contemporary political science has fetishized a product of its own invention: the elite theory of democracy. American political science's understanding of "democratic elitism" is founded on a fundamental misreading of the Italian School of Elitism and Joseph Schumpeter's political thought. This essay historicizes the early phases of the interpretive tradition known as democratic elitism, represented by the following authors: (1) Gaetano Mosca, Vi…
Schumpeterianism” Revised
A close reading of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy underscores Schumpeter's critique of elite political capacities. Given the neglect of this critique in contemporary scholarship, it might warrant a revision of our understanding of “Schumpeterianism.” To notice the critique of elites, we need to read Part IV in the context of the work as a whole, and with greater sensitivity to the sarcasm, irony, and humor that permeate the book. Such a read…
Revisiting Democratic Elitism
Contemporary political science has fetishized a product of its own invention: the elite theory of democracy. American political science's understanding of "democratic elitism" is founded on a fundamental misreading of the Italian School of Elitism and Joseph Schumpeter's political thought. This essay historicizes the early phases of the interpretive tradition known as democratic elitism, represented by the following authors: (1) Gaetano Mosca, Vi…
Neoliberalism, leadership, and democracy
This article reinterprets Schumpeter’s theory of entrepreneurship in a decidedly un-“Schumpeterian” way, and argues that continued emphasis on Schumpeter’s alleged glorification of the entrepreneur constitutes a missed opportunity for democratic critics of capitalism and neoliberalism. I demonstrate that Schumpeter did not exalt the individual entrepreneur as the paradigm for economic and political leadership in capitalist societies, and I show t…
The Minimalist Marxist
Schumpeterianism” Revised
A close reading of Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy underscores Schumpeter's critique of elite political capacities. Given the neglect of this critique in contemporary scholarship, it might warrant a revision of our understanding of “Schumpeterianism.” To notice the critique of elites, we need to read Part IV in the context of the work as a whole, and with greater sensitivity to the sarcasm, irony, and humor that permeate the book. Such a read…
Florentine Political Writings - From Petrarch to Machiavelli
Revisiting Democratic Elitism
Contemporary political science has fetishized a product of its own invention: the elite theory of democracy. American political science's understanding of "democratic elitism" is founded on a fundamental misreading of the Italian School of Elitism and Joseph Schumpeter's political thought. This essay historicizes the early phases of the interpretive tradition known as democratic elitism, represented by the following authors: (1) Gaetano Mosca, Vi…
Neoliberalism, leadership, and democracy
This article reinterprets Schumpeter’s theory of entrepreneurship in a decidedly un-“Schumpeterian” way, and argues that continued emphasis on Schumpeter’s alleged glorification of the entrepreneur constitutes a missed opportunity for democratic critics of capitalism and neoliberalism. I demonstrate that Schumpeter did not exalt the individual entrepreneur as the paradigm for economic and political leadership in capitalist societies, and I show t…
Squaring the Circle
This article contends that the Pareto Circle's success ironically constrained the reception of Vilfredo Pareto's contribution in the social sciences. It was precisely because of the Circle's extraordinary reach that major elements of Pareto's thought were misunderstood and subsequently ignored in postwar social science research. I first identify the corruption of Paretian equilibrium in the work of Lawrence Henderson, George Homans, and Talcott P…
Democratic Elitism
Democratic Elitism
A searing argument—and work of meticulous scholarship—about how American political scientists misinterpreted the elite theory of democracy and in so doing made our political system vulnerable to oligarchic takeover. Do competitive elections secure democracy, or might they undermine it by breeding popular disillusionment with liberal norms and procedures? The so-called Italian School of Elitism, comprising Vilfredo Pareto, Gaetano Mosca, and Rober…
The Minimalist Marxist
Democracy (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Elitism (3 works)