This book argues that-in terms of institutional design, the allocation of power and privilege,
and the lived experiences of citizens-democracy often does not restart the political game …

Elections lie at the heart of democracy, and this book seeks to understand how the rules
governing those elections are chosen. Drawing on both broad comparisons and detailed …

Even in Latin America's most socially and economically stable countries, new parties
emerge constantly, old parties collapse, and party systems across the region are notoriously …

Este trabajo muestra que la participación electoral en Chile hoy no es menor a la observada
hasta antes de 1973. La alta tasa de participación en 1988 representa una comprensible …

This article analyzes the challenges to democratic representation in contemporary Chile,
with an institutional focus. I argue that the post-authoritarian model of politics was deeply …

There is no other country where the division between the old and young electorate is as
striking as in Chile. For older voters, turnout exceeded, on average, 90 percent in 2009; for …

Este artículo estudia el cambio de clivajes en el Chile post autoritario usando evidencia
electoral y socio_económica que va más allá de elecciones presidenciales y datos de …

* Este artículo se inscribe en el proyecto Fondecyt 1020684 (“Ser competente en política”), y
forma parte de las actividades de los proyectos Ecos-Conicyt C01H02 (“La competencia …

strategic reaction by the military regime to the defeat of General Augusto Pinochet in the
1988 Plebiscite since the system was formally established during the period between the …

El objetivo de este trabajo es el de orientar el proceso de reflexión respecto a la eventual
reforma del sistema de partidos chileno. Con dicho fin, presentamos a continuación un …