Los think tanks en el gabinete: Una exploración del caso chileno (2006-2014)

Authors

  • Alejandro Olivares L. Doctor (c) en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile. Docente de la Escuela de Gobierno y Gestión Pública,Universidad de Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-2437
  • Bastián González-Bustamante Centro de Análisis e Investigación Política, Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1510-6820
  • Javiera Meneses Universidad de Chile
  • Matías Rodríguez Universidad de Chile

Abstract

This paper analyses the main factors that allow access to Michelle Bachelet’s cabinet (2006-2010) and to 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.

Keywords:

cabinet, think tanks, political elite, QCA, Chile