Hi Alfredo,

there is a contribution by Pierre Bourdieu. Unfortunately I have only a German version of this and it mainly focusses on socialist elites: Bourdieu, Pierre (1991): Politisches Kapital als Differenzierungsprinzip im Staatssozialismus. In: Pierre Bourdieu: Die Intellektuellen und die Macht, hrsg. v. Irene Dölling, Hamburg: VSA, S. 33–39.

Thank you. I know two contributions by Bourdieu about this concept: "Forms of capital" and some reflections in "La représentation politique". I don't know this text about the socialist elites: I'll explore about it. Thank you again

Hi Alfredo thanks for your question!

Since you are working on this issue I would be interested what your personal understanding of political capital is? Is it a different/independet capital compared to other forms of capital (economic, social, sympolic, cultural etc.) or is it a specific form of social capital.

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Simon

Hi Simon. Yes, I think that political capital is a different kind of resource compared to cultural, social capital, etc. I'm working about this notion in terms of "species" of capital: I distinguish nine species, and a same individual in different moments in his life can exhibit several species. I'm sending you a draft paper about this concept. Best regards from Chile, Alfredo

Thank you for your answer. Yes, you are right in your emphasis on the relational nature of the concept. In this sense, the capital is a resource (I think that we can imagine several species of political capital) that exists in relation to others

You may also what to look at the work of Nel Flora and her notion of community capitals.....

Thank you very much: I don't know this literature, what paper do you recommend me?

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