Factores de acceso y permanencia de la élite política gubernamental en Chile (1990-2010)

Abstract

This article analyses the factors affecting access and permanence of the governmental political elite in Chile from 1990 to 2010, utilising data from a survey of 386 members of the elite who entered the political field. Only 199 cases from the survey qualify as part of the governmental elite. It presents a description of the group, a relevant permanence index, and a logistic binary regression model together with a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The results find a homogeneous group, and that the factors affecting access are not the same as those for permanence. It concludes that, although a technical profile facilitates access, political capital and previous participation in think tanks are more relevant for permanence in the highest political positions.

Bastián González-Bustamante

DPhil (PhD) Candidate

DPhil (PhD) Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations and St Hilda’s College at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.