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The **Iron Law of Oligarchy** is an idea in
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[sociology](sociology "wikilink") that suggests all [democratic
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organisations](Democracy "wikilink") eventually turn into oligarchies.
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Developed by [Syndicalist](Syndicalism "wikilink") [Robert
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Michels](Robert_Michels "wikilink") and is often used as one of the
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strongest arguments against democracy, especially [representative
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democracy](Representative_Democracy "wikilink").
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## Evidence
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### Political Parties
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### Trade Unions
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### Student Unions
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### Wikipedia |