El análisis de los diputados latinoameicanos en el contexto de los estudios sobre la clase políticacaracterísticas, objetivos y estrategias de investigación
ISSN: 1130-2887
Year of publication: 1997
Volume: 16
Pages: 15-28
Type: Article
More publications in: América latina hoy: Revista de ciencias sociales
Abstract
This article defines some basic characteristics of the research project on Latin American members of parliament conducted by the University of Salamanca research team on Latin American political elites. In addition, it points out some of the reasons why this kind of research is both scholarly and politically interesting. Finally, this article defines and classifies the main alternative theoretical approaches to the study of political elites, as well as some of the empirical expectations that derive from each theoretical f"ramework.