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Record Nr.

UNINA9910407710303321

Autore

Garrido-Vergara Luis

Titolo

Species of Capital in the Political Elite [[electronic resource] ] : Who Rules in Chile? / / by Luis Garrido-Vergara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-41172-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 pages)

Disciplina

983.064

Soggetti

Political sociology

Social sciences—Philosophy

Social structure

Equality

Latin America—Politics and government

Political Sociology

Social Theory

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Latin American Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1: The study of political elites: Theoretical framework -- Chapter 2. Political elites and social, political and economic transformations in Latin America -- Chapter 3. End of the authoritarian regime and rearticulation of the political elites in Chile -- Chapter 4. Two new coalitions in post-authoritarian Chile: the Concertación and the Alianza -- Chapter 5: Political performance of the party elites after Pinochet: 1990-2010.-Chapter 6: Research methodology -- Chapter 7: The importance of family ties in the Chilean political elite -- Chapter 8. Measuring and comparing species of capital in the Chilean political elite, 1990-2010.

Sommario/riassunto

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).