Poderes partidarios y reclutamiento ministerial. El caso argentino

Objective/context: Party recruitment is a crucial governance tool in contemporary democracies. Presidential and parliamentary heads of government distribute ministerial portfolios to party members in exchange for essential political resources, such as legislative support. This article explores the relationship between government formation and political parties, with parties that are not very institutionalized. In particular, it examines the extent to which arguments about presidential cabinet formation hold up when the hierarchical level of party ministers is considered. Methodology: This statistical study uses a generalized linear model (GLM) with a binomial distribution and a logit link function with robust standard errors. It aims to carry out causality exploration to test the original indicators of the proposed dependent variables. Conclusions: Hierarchy and partisan powers are relevant factors to complement existing explanations of ministerial recruitment strategies. Originality: Comparative research on government formation and its connection to political parties has made significant progress, focusing on the distinction between ministers affiliated and not affiliated with a party. However, this dichotomous approach neglects consideration of the hierarchical position within the party structure, a fundamental aspect of the governing party model underlying parliamentary democracies. This article presents a trichotomous measure that considers the hierarchical level of ministers. Objetivo/contexto: el reclutamiento partidario constituye un instrumento de gobernanza crucial en las democracias contemporáneas. Los jefes de gobierno, presidencialistas y parlamentarios, distribuyen carteras ministeriales entre miembros de partidos, a cambio de recursos políticos esenciales, como el soporte legislativo. Este artículo explora la relación entre la formación de los Gobiernos y los partidos políticos, con partidos poco institucionalizados. En particular, se busca examinar en qué medida se sostienen las argumentaciones existentes sobre la formación de gabinetes presidenciales cuando se considera el nivel jerárquico de los ministros partidarios. Metodología: se trata de un estudio estadístico que utiliza un modelo lineal generalizado (GLM), con una distribución binomial y una función de enlace tipo logit con errores estándar robustos. El objetivo es realizar una exploración de causalidad para testear los indicadores originales de las variables dependientes propuestas