Agitprop as a Vocation
The East German Ideological Elite
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6355772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas A Baylis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-46 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234731 |
| OpenAlex | W2324450949 |
| Language | EN |
The claim, made not so long ago, that ideology in Communist political systems is in decline may not be entirely correct. Examining the social composition and career patterns of ideological specialists in the German Democratic Republic, Professor Baylis finds that these functionaries enjoy relatively high status, and that ideological work, by itself, is no disqualification for advancement to the highest positions in the party
Communism · Democracy · Elite · Geography · German · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European history and politics · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |