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No water in the oasis

The Chilean Spring of 2019–2020

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ID6220195
AuthorsN M Somma (0000-0001-8717-3868, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile, corresponding author), Matías Bargsted (0000-0001-5617-6230, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile), Rodolfo Disi Pavlic (0000-0003-4655-153X, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile), R M Medel (0000-0002-6610-3809, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile)
Year2021
Volume20
Issue4
Pages495-502
Publication date2021-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial movement studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14742837.2020.1727737
OpenAlexW3006374389
LanguageEN
Citations received158
References cited9

We analyse the Chilean Spring of 2019-2020 – the fiercest social outburst in Chile during the last three decades. After discussing the combined role of long-standing grievances, political attitudes, and cultural change in triggering the outburst, we study the interplay among peaceful and violent protests and criminal activity. We argue that brutal police repression and governmental mismanagement contributed to deepening the crisis once it exploded. We conclude by describing the attempts of the political class to cope with the crisis and speculate about its potential political consequences, especially for the Chilean party system

Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Political crisis · Political economy · Political repression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spring (device · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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