by Saumya Jain | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
On December 19th, 2021, Chile followed the wave of left-wing victories in the region by electing 35-year-old former student leader Gabriel Boric. Boric’s win highlights a dynamic change for Chile: a leftist incumbent who is working to eradicate the lingering legacies...
by Baha Bilgin | Jan 5, 2022 | Koç University
On November 21, 2021, Chile conducted general elections, which included presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections. The general elections were conducted in the midst of a democratic legitimacy crisis that emerged in 2019 with large-scale mass protests about...
by Tori Ragan | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
Should foreign governments intervene to “protect” and “promote” democracy? If so, when? A big idea behind promoting democracy is “Liberal Democratic Peace Theory”. “Liberal Democratic Peace Theory” is the idea that...
by Shane Blalock | Oct 10, 2021 | University of Georgia
The state of Chile is at a crossroads: one path promising liberal democracy and the other to potential socialism. The choice is up to the Constitutional Convention, an elected body of 155 citizens equally made up of men and women. As of...
by Peter O'Donnell | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
On October 25th, 2020, millions of Chileans at home and abroad voted overwhelmingly in favor of scrapping the 1980 Constitution. Furthermore, the populous voted in favor of establishing a constitutional assembly. This momentous occasion is the logical culmination of...
