1. “They Ain’t Making Elites Like They Used To”: The Never Ending Trouble with Democratic Elitism2. Beyond the Happy Consensus about Democratic Elitism3. Democratic Elitism – Conflict and Consensus4. Elites’ Illusions about Democracy5. Associated Rivals: Antagonism and Cooperation in the German Political Elite6. Political versus Media Elites in Norway7. Elite Formation and Democratic Elitism in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis8. Hungary: Between Consolidated and Simulated Democracy9. The Assault on Democratic Elitism in Poland10. Democracy by Elite Co-optation: Democratic Elitism in Multi-Ethnic States