Christian Democracy at the Local Level in the Post-dictatorship Era: Political Practices and Clientele Relations in a Chilean Comuna

This work analyses the interactions between the population of a Chilean comuna and two local authorities of the Christian Democrat Party: a former mayor and current municipal councillor. Through a diachronic analysis including in-depth interviews and political ethnography we analyse how concepts and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Luján Verón, David, Pérez Contreras, Aníbal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Institución:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/2815
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2815
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trabalho político
Democracia Cristã
clientelismo
representações do Estado
município chileno
Political work
Christian Democracy
clientelism
representations of the State
Chilean municipality
Trabajo político
trabajo político
Democracia Cristiana
trayectorias políticas
municipio
representaciones del Estado
municipio chileno
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Sumario:This work analyses the interactions between the population of a Chilean comuna and two local authorities of the Christian Democrat Party: a former mayor and current municipal councillor. Through a diachronic analysis including in-depth interviews and political ethnography we analyse how concepts and practices around the exercise of politics are understood by these politicians and analyse ow they interact with the local population. We analyse how notions about politics, loyalty and the proper behaviour of an elected official are understood. Through the issues analysed we provoke the reader to rethink ‘clientelism’ and its role in everyday life and in state building at the local level.