This introduction to the symposium ‘How do Constitution-Making Processes Fail? The Case of Chile’s Constitutional Convention (2021–22)’ situates the project in the field of constitution-making, provides context regarding ...

This article extends the study of the shortcomings of the constitution-making design that contributed to the failure of the Chilean process by addressing a largely overlooked aspect: the 2020 entry referendum. By placing ...

This article shows how failed constitutional proposals may contribute to future constitution-making processes by exploring the relationship between the recently failed Chilean constitution-making process (2019–22) and the ...

This article suggests that the conditions under which the Chilean constitutional process of 2021–22 undertook its task held the seeds of its doom. Constitutional conventions are always tasked with reaching agreements on ...

The Chilean Constitutional Convention of 2021-2022 represents an unusual case of a deliberative body with few agenda restrictions provided by other political bodies and fulfilled by non-partisan members. This lack of ...

Campaign spending and the participation of incumbent candidates affect the outcome of an electoral contest, but both the fundraising process and voting itself usually disadvantage female candidates. This disadvantage ...

Social movements have contested the elitist character of Chilean political institutions in the streets for the past two decades. Citizens have distanced themselves from conventional participation, and turnout rates dropped ...