Chile's perfect storm: social upheaval, COVID-19 and the constitutional referendum

datacite.creatorMorales Quiroga, Mauricio
datacite.date.issued2021
datacite.identifierDOI
datacite.identifier.doi10.1080/21582041.2021.1973677
datacite.identifier.issn2158-2041
datacite.identifier.wosidWOS:000701518300001
datacite.rightsAcceso Libre
datacite.subjectConstitutional process
datacite.subjectSocial upheaval
datacite.subjectCOVID-19|Referendum
datacite.subjectElectoral turnout
datacite.titleChile's perfect storm: social upheaval, COVID-19 and the constitutional referendum
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-05T18:41:54Z
dc.date.available2024-12-05T18:41:54Z
dc.description.abstractWhy did one of Latin America's most stable democracies experience a social upheaval that forced the political class to organise a referendum to rewrite the current constitution? To what degree did the COVID-19 pandemic influence the development of the constitutional referendum of October 2020? What institutional paths will open for Chile when the new constitution comes into force? In this article, it is suggested, first, that Chile successfully reduced poverty levels but inequality was reduced more slowly, which contributed to generating discontent with democracy. Second, that Chile has had a long-term crisis of representation, with a rigid party system which partially changed in 2017 due to the implementation of a new electoral system. Third, that in the 2020 constitutional referendum the lower-income sectors - whose COVID 19 infection rates were higher than the rest of the population - surprisingly turned out to vote in greater numbers than in previous elections. Fourth, that Chile is beginning a constitutional process blighted by uncertainty, polarisation and political instability, which will culminate only with the referendum in mid-2022 to approve or reject the new constitution.
dc.description.pages18 p.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.utalca.cl/repositorio/handle/1950/14878
dc.languageInglés
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21582041.2021.1973677
dc.sourceContemporary social science
oaire.citationTitleContemporary social science
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.licenseCondition.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.resourceTypeArtículo de Revista
oaire.versionVersión Publicada
utalca.catalogadorAGA
utalca.facultadUniversidad de Talca (Chile). Instituto de Matemáticas.
utalca.idcargaaga051224
utalca.indexArtículo indexado en Web of Science
utalca.indexArtículo indexado en Scopus
utalca.informaciondegeneroHombre
utalca.odsReducción de las desigualdades
utalca.odsPaz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
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