The Persistence of Postcommunist Elites

John Higley holds the Jack S. Blanton Chair in Australian Studies and directs the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Elites in Australia (1979), Elitism (1980), Elites, Crises and the Origins of Regimes (1998), and Elites after State Socialism (2000).

Judith Kullberg, assistant professor of political science at Ohio State University, specializes in Russian politics, and is currently writing a book on the Russian parliament.

Jan Pakulsk, associate professor of sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia, is currently doing research on postcommunism, social stratification, and new social movements.