Introduction to Dossier. Dimensions of Politics and Political Brokerage: Skills, Scales, Resources and Trajectories

This article presents an analytical overview of the topic of political operators, politicians and political professionals drawing on the literature and empirical research including sociological approaches, ethnographic work and the specialized literature. Drawing on the sociology of political practi...

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Main Authors: Edison Hurtado Arroba, Martín Paladino, Gabriel Vommaro
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Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2018-01-01
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Online Access:http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/3014
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description This article presents an analytical overview of the topic of political operators, politicians and political professionals drawing on the literature and empirical research including sociological approaches, ethnographic work and the specialized literature. Drawing on the sociology of political practice, a definition of political work is developed which centres on three aspects: the skills and practical abilities that politicians develop, the resources that are employed and the outputs of political practice. From here, we propose and dissect a range of key analytic dimensions (scales of action, resources, skills, careers and trajectories) to configure the objectives for research on this topic from the everyday practices of politicians and political professionals. Finally, we situate different modes of political practice within the broader social worlds in which they exist.
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sociology of practices
scales of action
political resources
political careers
title Introduction to Dossier. Dimensions of Politics and Political Brokerage: Skills, Scales, Resources and Trajectories
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title_short Introduction to Dossier. Dimensions of Politics and Political Brokerage: Skills, Scales, Resources and Trajectories
title_sort introduction to dossier dimensions of politics and political brokerage skills scales resources and trajectories
topic Political work
sociology of practices
scales of action
political resources
political careers
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