Gaetano Mosca
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Teaching, Teachers
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History
Article abstract: Mosca was one of the founders of modern political science. His writings on the concept of elite rule were crucial contributions to a modern theory of government. Mosca combined a university position with an active political life, serving in the Italian parliament for fifteen years and eventually opposing Benito Mussolini and Fascism.
Early Life
Gaetano Mosca was born in Palermo, the capital city of the island of Sicily, on April 1, 1858. He was one of seven children in a middle-class family; his father was an administrator in the postal...
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