A Comparative Analysis of Legitimacy in the Chilean State: Authoritarian Legacies from the Pinochet Regime (1973-1990) and Challenges to the Current Piñera Administration’s (2018-present) State Legitimacy in Light of the 2019 Social Awakening

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Moore, Julia (2020)

A Comparative Analysis of Legitimacy in the Chilean State: Authoritarian Legacies from the Pinochet Regime (1973-1990) and Challenges to the Current Piñera Administration’s (2018-present) State Legitimacy in Light of the 2019 Social Awakening

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Through an analysis of state legitimacy theory, this thesis comparatively explores the Pinochet regime and Piñera administration. Using three widely accepted requirements of state legitimacy - rationality, participation, and morality- the thesis analyzes the degree to which both governments can be considered legitimate. Particularly, the 2019 Chilean social uprising is investigated through both a contemporary and historically comparative lens in order to determine whether or not the Piñera administration is facing a legitimacy crisis.

Author: Moore, Julia

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Latin America

Supervisors: Solheim, Håvar

ECTS Credits: 15

Language: en

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A Comparative Analysis of Legitimacy in the Chilean State: Authoritarian Legacies from the Pinochet Regime (1973-1990) and Challenges to the Current Piñera Administration’s (2018-present) State Legitimacy in Light of the 2019 Social Awakening