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Species of Capital in the Political Elite


Species of Capital in the Political Elite

Who Rules in Chile?

von: Luis Garrido-Vergara

53,49 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 16.06.2020
ISBN/EAN: 9783030411725
Sprache: englisch

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<p></p><p>Although sociological research has examined the reproduction of Chile’s elites, there is little empirical evidence as to how different forms of capital operate within them. Based on a survey of the country’s elites, this study examines the effect of different forms of capital (cultural, social and political) on access to strategic positions in the legislative and executive branches of government. It focuses on the political elite between 1990, when military dictator Augusto Pinochet handed over the presidency to Patricio Aylwin, his democratically elected successor, and 2010, the end of President Michelle Bachelet’s first government. At least three points are germane to this analysis: (1) understanding the nature of the party elites during the political transition; (2) describing and explaining the main aspects of the party elites’ background and social resources, including their family networks (independent variables); and (3) exploring the effect of those variables on individuals’ chances of achieving strategic positions in the political field, comparing the legislative and executive branches as represented by deputies and ministers (dependent variable).</p><br><p></p>
<p>Introduction.- Chapter 1: The study of political elites:&nbsp;Theoretical framework.- Chapter 2. Political elites and social, political&nbsp;and economic transformations in Latin America.- Chapter 3. End of the authoritarian regime and&nbsp;rearticulation of the political elites in Chile.- Chapter 4. Two new coalitions in post-authoritarian Chile:&nbsp;the Concertación and the Alianza.- Chapter 5: Political performance of the party elites&nbsp;after Pinochet: 1990-2010.-Chapter 6: Research methodology.- Chapter 7: The importance of family ties&nbsp;in the Chilean political elite.- Chapter 8. Measuring and comparing species of capital&nbsp;in the Chilean political elite, 1990-2010.</p>
<p></p><p>Luis Garrido-Vergara is Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Management at the University of Santiago, Chile (USACH). He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Cambridge, UK. His research interests are political elites, public policy, public administration, network analysis, quantitative and qualitative research, local governments and democratization processes in Latin America.</p><br><p></p>
<p></p><p>Although sociological research has examined the reproduction of Chile’s elites, there is little empirical evidence as to how different forms of capital operate within them. Based on a survey of the country’s elites, this study examines the effect of different forms of capital (cultural, social and political) on access to strategic positions in the legislative and executive branches of government. It focuses on the political elite between 1990, when military dictator Augusto Pinochet handed over the presidency to Patricio Aylwin, his democratically elected successor, and 2010, the end of President Michelle Bachelet’s first government. At least three points are germane to this analysis: (1) understanding the nature of the party elites during the political transition; (2) describing and explaining the main aspects of the party elites’ background and social resources, including their family networks (independent variables); and (3) exploring the effect of those variables on individuals’ chances of achieving strategic positions in the political field, comparing the legislative and executive branches as represented by deputies and ministers (dependent variable).</p><br><p></p>
Ties Bourdieusian sociological theory to empirical evidence gathered from datasets on the Chilean political elite from 1990-2010 Further develops research on political elites by measuring the effect of different forms of capital Measures the impact of different forms of capital in obtaining access to important positions within the political system

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