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From cacerolazo to rechazo - six voices on why they first endorsed the Estallido Social but subsequently rejected the new constitution

Nordling Blanco, Paloma LU (2023) SOCK07 20231
Sociology
Abstract
This case study focuses on an episode of the Chilean constitutional process
within the context of the social unrest of 2019– the Estallido Social.
The social unrest gathered millions of citizens asking for, among other
things reforms, and a new constitution. The unrest accomplished a change of
the constitution with a significant majority, yet when the last referendum
was held, the results showed a majority of 61.89 % had rejected the
proposal for the new constitution. This result implied people who first
supported the unrest must have changed their minds. That partition is what
is being analyzed in this study, the purpose being to explore why these
voters changed their minds.
The results are based on interviews with six... (More)
This case study focuses on an episode of the Chilean constitutional process
within the context of the social unrest of 2019– the Estallido Social.
The social unrest gathered millions of citizens asking for, among other
things reforms, and a new constitution. The unrest accomplished a change of
the constitution with a significant majority, yet when the last referendum
was held, the results showed a majority of 61.89 % had rejected the
proposal for the new constitution. This result implied people who first
supported the unrest must have changed their minds. That partition is what
is being analyzed in this study, the purpose being to explore why these
voters changed their minds.
The results are based on interviews with six people who endorsed the social
uprising and reviewed through theories on ideology and critical discourse
analysis. The study shows that there are two main intersecting themes
among the interviewees, which are: 1) misalignment between expected
outcomes of the Estallido Social, and what they perceive was delivered as a
response, and 2) concerns about the outcome expressed as distrust and fear
regarding the constitutional process. These concerns being influenced by
hegemonic power discourses and ideology, contributing to an un
identification with the constitutional process, and the ‘side’ represented by
it. Thus, the voters interviewed might not have had a change of heart, but of
sides. (Less)
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Nordling Blanco, Paloma LU
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course
SOCK07 20231
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Chile, Constitution, Estallido Social, Latin America, Rechazo
language
English
id
9130880
date added to LUP
2023-07-04 10:31:05
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2023-07-04 10:31:05
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  abstract     = {{This case study focuses on an episode of the Chilean constitutional process
within the context of the social unrest of 2019– the Estallido Social.
The social unrest gathered millions of citizens asking for, among other 
things reforms, and a new constitution. The unrest accomplished a change of 
the constitution with a significant majority, yet when the last referendum 
was held, the results showed a majority of 61.89 % had rejected the
proposal for the new constitution. This result implied people who first 
supported the unrest must have changed their minds. That partition is what 
is being analyzed in this study, the purpose being to explore why these 
voters changed their minds.
The results are based on interviews with six people who endorsed the social 
uprising and reviewed through theories on ideology and critical discourse 
analysis. The study shows that there are two main intersecting themes 
among the interviewees, which are: 1) misalignment between expected 
outcomes of the Estallido Social, and what they perceive was delivered as a 
response, and 2) concerns about the outcome expressed as distrust and fear
regarding the constitutional process. These concerns being influenced by
hegemonic power discourses and ideology, contributing to an un 
identification with the constitutional process, and the ‘side’ represented by
it. Thus, the voters interviewed might not have had a change of heart, but of 
sides.}},
  author       = {{Nordling Blanco, Paloma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{From cacerolazo to rechazo - six voices on why they first endorsed the Estallido Social but subsequently rejected the new constitution}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}