Enter (1915–2014), a Yale professor often cited as the most influential political scientist of the 20th century. If you have ever argued about whether the U.S. is truly a democracy or an oligarchy, you have been walking in Dahl’s footsteps.
Instead of a single "majority" ruling, Dahl saw a messy competition between . Farmers vs. bankers. Environmentalists vs. unions. He called this theory Pluralism . robert dahl
When we talk about democracy, we usually stick to the basics: voting, majority rule, and "power to the people." But for decades, political scientists have wrestled with a thorny question: Who actually rules? Enter (1915–2014), a Yale professor often cited as