Tradicionalismo en la elite política contemporánea de Paraguay

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Abstract:  Traditionalism in the contemporary political elite in Paraguay From the perspective of the sociology of elites and with a qualitative-quantitative methodology, I analysed the constitution of the Paraguayan government elites, through the study of four presidential cases and the conformation of Congress. Paraguayan political elite, mostly male in Congress and exclusively male in the presidency, is intrinsically related to the party to which it belongs. This has been maintained since the dictatorship. A family logic is evident in the reproduction of power and in the circulation between different positions of the state, something that prevailed in the transition to democracy, a time in which members of these families tried to get rid of their dictatorial past. In addition, I tracked cases of multipositionality in various political actors who are, at the same time, members of the economic elite or were religious or military.  Resumen Desde la perspectiva de la sociologia de las elites y con una metodologia cuali-cuantitativa, se analizan la conformacion de las elites de gobierno de Paraguay, a traves del estudio de cuatro casos presidenciales y de la conformacion del Congreso. La elite politica paraguaya, mayoritariamente masculina en el Congreso y exclusivamente masculina en la presidencia, esta intrinsecamente relacionada al partido al que pertenece, algo que se mantiene desde la dictadura. Se evidencia una logica familiar en la reproduccion de poder y en la circulacion entre diferentes cargos del Estado, algo que prevalecio en la transicion a la democracia, periodo en el que miembros de estas familias intentaron desprenderse del pasado dictatorial. Ademas, se rastrean casos de multiposicionalidad en diversos actores politicos que son, al mismo tiempo, miembros de la elite economica, religiosa o militar.