This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed.
Re: the iron law of oligarchy Aug22-09, 10:47 PM JRDunassigned: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. This is actually wrong.
From Oligarchy to Oligarchy: The Structure of Russiaâs Ruling Elite. THOMAS GRAHAM. Authorâs Note:This article is a revised and expanded version of a lecture deliv-. ered at the Kennan Institute,Washington, D.C., 14 December 1998. It was updat-. ed to include events through the first week of February 1999. Because of the rapid.