Elites’ (Re)production in the University System’s Democratization Times. Conceptual Analysis based on Latin American Experiences

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Cristóbal Villalobos Dintrans

Abstract

The article develops a theoretical and conceptual analysis on the role of the university system in elite’s mobility and reproduction processes in the context of educational democratization. A review of the main debates on the elite concept is presented, as well as an analysis on the relationship between elite’s (re)production and university / career studied in developed countries and Latin America. Emphasis is made on two countries with university systems characterized by high levels of educational democratization and internal segregation: Chile and Brazil. Thus, a reflection is proposed that shows the importance of the confluence between university and career in the configuration of mobility processes and social reproduction, understanding the elite’s configuration as a dynamic and adaptive process.

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María Luisa Quaresma

Doctora en Sociología de la Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (Portugal) y licenciada en Sociología de misma universidad. Profesora de la Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales yHumanidades, e investigadora en el Instituto de Estudios Sociales y Humanísticos de la referida universidad.

Cristóbal Villalobos Dintrans, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Chile, magíster en Economía Aplicada a las Políticas Públicas de la Universidad Alberto Hurtado y la Georgetown University. Trabajador social y sociólogo de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Investigador asociado del Centro de Estudios de Políticas y Prácticas enEducación (Ceppe-UC) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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Quaresma, M. L., & Villalobos Dintrans, C. (2018). Elites’ (Re)production in the University System’s Democratization Times. Conceptual Analysis based on Latin American Experiences. Ciencias Sociales Y Educación, 7(13), 65-87. https://doi.org/10.22395/csye.v7n13a3

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