The capital species of the members of the Constitutional Convention and the members of the Chamber of Deputies in Chile (2018-2022)

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Abstract

This article evaluates the configuration of the political elites in Chile after the social protest of October 2019. We develop a descriptive analysis comparing the profiles and careers of the members of the Chamber of Deputies (2018-2022) from Chile and the members of the Constitutional Convention elected in 2021. In this way, we observe 310 cases under the theoretical frame of elite’s studies and capitals from the political sociology, emphasizing the species of political, familiar, and technical capital. We compare both institutions to show the differences and similarities of both institutions. Also, we report the presence of outsiders, which are not possible to analyze throw the capitals mentioned before because of the emergence of new actors that doesn’t respond to the traditional analysis patterns.

Keywords:

Elites, capital, capital species, Constitutional Convention, Chile

Author Biography

Hugo Patricio Jofré Rodríguez, Universidad de Chile

Administrador Público, Universidad de Chile. Magíster en Políticas Públicas, Facultad de Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Chile. Actualmente se desempeña en SERVIU Metropolitano, dependiente del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo.