Beyond the Ballot: Chile's Ongoing Political Transformation
Date and Time
Chile has experienced profound social and political shifts in recent years—from the 2019 social uprising and the failure of two constitutional reform efforts to the reconfiguration of party dynamics. This talk will examine these transformations and consider how they shape the upcoming presidential race in the face of mounting economic and security challenges.
Lunch will be provided.
Speaker
Cristóbal Bellolio, Associate Professor, School of Government, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile).
Moderator
Valentin Figueroa, Assistant Professor of Political Science, MIT.
About the Speaker
Cristóbal Bellolio is Associate Professor at the School of Government at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile. His research and teaching focus on political philosophy, democratic theory, and contemporary Chilean politics. A frequent commentator on Chile’s political developments, Bellolio has written extensively on constitutional reform, party systems, and the challenges of democratic representation in Latin America.
About the Moderator
Valentin Figueroa is Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT. His research examines comparative political institutions, with a focus on Latin America, including political parties, legislatures, and regime dynamics.
This event is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology