Political struggle may seek to change a circle civilisation without pursuing institutionalisation or collectively binding decisions.
Domain: Institutionalisation and Power
Proposition 042 – Politics and institutional change
Political struggle may seek to change, maintain or end circle civilisations and institutions.
Proposition 041 – Planned and unplanned institutionalisation
Institutionalisation may arise without planning or be pursued purposively.
Proposition 040 – Limits on elite action
An elite’s scope for action is partly formed and limited by the conduct and responses of other members of the social circle.
Proposition 039 – Elite recognition and direction
The more strongly an elite’s position and status are recognised within a social circle, the more its civilisation elements become directive for the circle civilisation.
Proposition 038 – Changing composition of elites
The composition of an elite may change according to subject, circumstances and time.
Proposition 037 – Bases of elite position
An elite’s position may rest on formal position, authority, expertise, resources, status or informal leadership.
Proposition 036 – Every social circle has an elite
Every social circle has an elite.
Proposition 035 – Support base as power base
When individuals or social circles support an actor’s purposive conduct, that support base constitutes a power base for the actor.
Proposition 034 – Civilisation and support
The better the justification of an actor’s purposive conduct corresponds to the personal civilisations of others, the more likely they are to support that conduct and belong or be added to the actor’s support base.