The Chilean Socialist Party and The Popular Front 1933-41
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10074098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Corkill (corresponding author), David R Corkill |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-273 |
| Publication date | 1976-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200947601100214 |
| OpenAlex | W2037913500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de Chile-PS) has played a major role in Chilean politics since its foundation in 1933. Its participation, along with the communists, in the recent Unidad Popular government of Salvador Allende-himself a member of the PS since the 1930s and Presidential candidate in 1952, 1958, 1964 and 1970-was fundamental to the survival of the left-wing coalition that until recently ruled Chile. However, relations between the parties of the left have not always been amicable, as this study of the early history of the Socialist Party and its involvement in the Popular Front of 193641 will show. The Extraordinary Congress of April 1933 that gave birth to the Chilean Socialist Party imposed a unified party structure on a bewildering kaleidoscope of microparties, factions and splinter groups. Yet in the short space of five years this unlikely amalgam of socialist oriented groups had become a major force in national politics as well as the majority party of the Chilean left, while the Communists remained, for the time being, a 'small and powerless sect'.1 Yet, despite some startling electoral successes during the 1930s-made all the more impressive by the fact that the proportional representation system discriminated against new parties-the PS proved that it too was incapable of avoiding the factionalism, compromises and debilitating schisms that habitually plagued the 'traditional' parties.2 Although a self-proclaimed doctrinary and revolutionary party favouring profound social and economic change, the PS in fact displayed a surprising willingness to become involved in the day-to-day politicking and scramble for office-holding characteristic of Chilean parties. Socialist ideas have a long history in Chile but, in contrast to the
Communism · Democracy · Front (military · Geography · Left-wing politics · New Left · Party platform · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Realigning election · Socialism · Sociology · Trotskyism · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2018 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |