Miguel Zlosilo

Artool · Análisis

Chile does not appear likely to restart efforts to write a new Constitution soon. The failure of the first draft – rejected by 62 percent of Chilean voters – has significantly weakened political leaders’ ability and resolve to try a second draft. Pollsters predicted that Rechazo (rejection) would win on September 4, and the result would fit within...

El triunfo del «rechazo» ante la propuesta de texto de la vislumbrada nueva Constitución de Chile en el referéndum del 4 de septiembre, abre una nueva etapa de incertidumbre en la transición del país más austral del globo hacia un Estado de bienestar moderno y una democracia con una transición cerrada.

The triumph of the “reject” vote in the September 4 referendum on the proposed text of Chile’s envisaged new constitution opens up a new phase of uncertainty in the globe’s southernmost nation’s transition to a modern welfare state and a properly contextualized democracy.

Chileans will vote on a new constitution after submitting a new text to replace the one which stems from the Augusto Pinochet era. The uncertainty over its approval comes from the disenchant towards a real social, economic and political reform, meaning that Chile's democracy is in a challenging moment, Miguel Zlosilo (Artool, Chile) and Roland Bene...

The article analyzes the state and perspectives of Chile's Constitutional Referendum. Chile's constitutional reform will decide upon the further course of the country and is regarded as a example for others. Despite being the southernmost country in the world with quite particular characteristics in geography, economy, history, social structure and...

Chile is the Global South’s “exceptional nation” in terms of wealth and historical development patterns, but most recently it has been aligning with some of the geopolitical area’s traits. Together with the constitutional reform process, the resounding victory of the left under the lead of Gabriel Boric Font (born 1986) in Chile’s December 2021 pre...

It is the second Op-ed of a series published by the American University in Washington, D.C. Miguel Zlosilo and I have followed up on the Chilean Constitutional process from a socio-political view. Our goal is to deliver a shortcut to those who are not experts on the matter but would like to know a little more about it in a five-minute reading.

Op-ed published by Aulablog of the American University https://aulablog.net/2022/03/07/chile-whither-the-constitutional-process/

The situation in Chile after the Constitutional Referendum of October 2020 posits the question: Where is the country headed? Is this the end of a long transition from “adolescent” neoliberal democracy to “mature” welfare democracy—or the start of a new era of uncer- tainty? Without substantial improvements of the constitutional reform process, its...

For decades, Chile combined democracy with economic success. In the spring, the Chileans voted overwhelmingly for Sebastián Piñera, a rich businessman, to lead its country. What does it mean for the economy? How will it influence the rest of Latin America?

Piñera's campaign won out thanks to fears of "Chilezuela", the non-committal stance of Frente Amplio supporters, the divided Christian Democrats, Obama-style campaigning, a"low-energy" opponent, and a little help from friends in the media, all of which will influence the new president's second term in office, write Roland Benedikter (EURAC Research...

The first round of Chile's presidential elections has created the most unpredictable political constellation since the nation's return to democracy in 1989. The cabals and intrigues materialising the run-up to the second round on December 17 could have long-term effects on the nation's political culture, ideological identities and socioeconomic dev...

The first round of the Chilean presidential elections on November 19 generated a surprising result. Against most expectations, conservative favorite Sebastián Piñera got just 37 percent, while his main opponent, Alejandro Guillier of the left, achieved a respectable 23 percent. Yet the most notable result was the unexpected rise of the second lefti...

Chile's 2017 presidential election: evaluating the second Bachelet government. As the nation heads to the polls, the balance sheet of Michelle Bachelet's second government is mixed, write Roland Benedikter (EURAC Research, COHA, University of Wroclaw) and Miguel Zlosilo (Opina, Chile) in the first of a two-part series on Chile's 2017 presidential e...

In November 2017, the–mostly juvenile–candidates of the “Miss Chile” competition revolted against what they described as a patriachial system in a patriarchal country. Many domestic observers coined the word of a still “adolescent nation” mirrored in such protest. The soul-searching came just weeks before the November 19 presidential and general el...

El 17 de octubre de 2016, los gobiernos de Argentina y Chile cerraron un pacto para construir uno de los túneles más extraordinarios que existen en el mundo. Se trata del “Corredor bioceanico Agua Negra”, el cual tendría una longitud de 14 kilómetros a través de la Cordillera de los Andes, por un costo de 1,5 billones de dólares, un récord en el ga...

This chapter, the educational dimension, reflects the state of affairs and the perspectives of Chile’s envisaged grand educational reform. It also presents some observations on the transformational force of Chile’s sociopolitical protest movement stemming from and rooted in the universities and high schools. Can and will student protest continue to...

This chapter, the political dimension, concentrates on the beginning of Michelle Bachelet’s second term in government (Bachelet II, 2014–2018). It explains the background, implications, and perspectives of the presidential and general elections of November and December 2013, the shift between the governments Piera and Bachelet II, the legal and ins...

This chapter, the fiscal dimension, considers the opportunities and problems of Bachelet II’s envisaged tax reform, i.e., the centerpiece of her reform program for the country, and the complex intertwinement of the fiscal and economic systems as motors of growth and factors of political and social power.