Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?

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https://doi.org/10.21308/recp.48.07

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elites políticas, carreras políticas, enfoques teóricos, caminos hacia el poder, reclutamiento político.

Resumen

Las carreras políticas son un tema clásico en los estudios de las elites. Los investigadores han intentado entender qué influye sobre los perfiles políticos y la formación de los patrones de carrera. Sin embargo, la investigación sobre las carreras políticas se caracteriza por una variedad de enfoques y explicaciones que con frecuencia no se comunican entre sí. La falta de un marco que integre las contribuciones existentes mina el proceso de acumulación de conocimiento. En vistas de asumir esta tarea, es necesaria una evaluación comprensiva de la literatura. Después de una introducción conceptual, se ofrece aquí un panorama general de los enfoques utilizados en la investigación sobre carreras políticas, que pueden clasificarse en dos “escuelas” principales. Se subrayan sus argumentos teóricos, estrategias metodológicas, y carencias. Esta nota de investigación proveerá bases para el futuro desarrollo de este campo de investigación, subrayando lecciones epistemológicas, teóricas y metodológicas.

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Michelangelo Vercesi, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

Michelangelo Vercesi is Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Institute of Political Science of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany). Previously, he was Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Milan and worked with the Einaudi Center for Investigation and Documentary Research (Turin, Italy). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pavia (Italy), where he has been Teaching Assistant (Italy). He held research positions in Germany and in Austria. He has published several book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journal, such as Regional & Federal Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, Journal of Modern Italian Studies, Politics & Policy, European Politics and Society, Government and Opposition.

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Vercesi, M. (2018). Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?. Revista Española De Ciencia Política, (48), 183–206. https://doi.org/10.21308/recp.48.07

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