Who Rules the World? An Exploration of Global Political Elites
This article examines leaders worldwide using data from the innovative Global Leadership Project (GLP). It presents a composite portrait analyzing leadership characteristics across various contexts.
Comparative Analysis
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- Examines office types, regional differences, diverse regime structures, and varying levels of economic development
- Utilizes variables covering political elites in nearly all countries globally
Latent Class Typology
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- Employs a latent class model to identify distinct patterns among world leaders
- Generates an empirical typology capturing diversity within the global leadership class
Implications for Political Science
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- Challenges assumptions about homogeneity in political leader profiles across nations
- Offers new insights into comparative political elite studies worldwide
