The research draws upon the process of democratic transition and subsequent consolidation in the post-authoritarian Chilean state. The agency of a transnational flow of information produced by...Show moreThe research draws upon the process of democratic transition and subsequent consolidation in the post-authoritarian Chilean state. The agency of a transnational flow of information produced by networks of international institutions when promoting democracy around the world is considered due to its centrality to the Post Cold War wave of democratization. Within this context, the thesis argues that national political culture can constitute an obstacle to this exogenous process, as exemplified by the institutionalised conflict between civilian and military power in post-Pinochet Chile. The centrality of the role of the government in the process of democratisation is hence presented as being more directly effective than external influences such as those diplomacy and international law.Show less
