Abstract
This paper analyses the main factors that allow access to Michelle Bachelet’s cabinet (2006-2010) and Sebastián Piñera’s cabinet (2010-2014) in Chile, with focus on the influence of participation in think tanks to access the cabinet. We work with a database of 102 cases corresponding to 90 people who were appointed ministers in the mentioned period. We present a description of the group and a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The results find that think tank membership is a relevant factor for appointments in political and economic ministries during both governments.
Alejandro Olivares
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.
Bastián González-Bustamante
DPhil (PhD) Researcher
DPhil (PhD) Researcher in the Department of Politics and International Relations and St Hilda’s College at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Javiera Meneses
Research Assistant
Research Assistant in the Institute of Public Affairs at the Universidad de Chile.
Matías Rodríguez
Research Assistant
Research Assistant in the Institute of Public Affairs at the Universidad de Chile.