Political Capital and the Unequal Career Origins of the Political Elite in Chile

How do agents access the political field? In this chapter, we empirically examine the forms of political capital that aspirants to the Chilean political elite have used in their access to and ascendance in the political field. We identify major forms of political capital and use data from a unique s...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Joignant-Rondon, Alfredo Roberto, Torres, Javier, Perelló, Lucas
Format: book part
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:Chile
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.anid.cl:10533/215468
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10533/215468
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:How do agents access the political field? In this chapter, we empirically examine the forms of political capital that aspirants to the Chilean political elite have used in their access to and ascendance in the political field. We identify major forms of political capital and use data from a unique survey of 386 members of the Chilean political elite who entered the political field between 1990 and 2010. Key words: Political capital – Types of agent – Political field – Elected positions - Government appointments