From mobilization to the convention: dynamics and strategies of socio-environmental organizations in the Chilean constituent process
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Keywords

movilización socioambiental
proceso constituyente
estrategias de movilización
demandas
organizaciones socio-environmental mobilization
constituent process
mobilization strategies
demands
organizations

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Carrasco, S., P. Abad, C. Cuevas, V. Cariaga, P. Mansilla, and A. Maillet. “From Mobilization to the Convention: Dynamics and Strategies of Socio-Environmental Organizations in the Chilean Constituent Process”. Universum (Talca. En línea), vol. 37, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 667-93, doi:10.4067/S0718-23762022000200667.

Abstract

The social outburst in Chile generated a relevant milestone in the country's political system, since it catalyzed a process of constitutional change. In this context, the research analyzes the role of socio-territorial actors in the positioning of environmental demands in the constitutional process. In addition, the configuration and strategies of environmental organizations are established. To do this, the article analyzes an intentional sample of socio-environmental organizations deployed throughout the national territory. In the same way, a theoretical perspective is developed on the political strategies of social-environmental organizations and establishes a mixed methodological strategy, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results show that socio-environmental organizations maintain certain common elements regarding the environmental demands they pursue, yet differ in the use of different strategies to influence the constituent process, both insider and outsider. The study contributes to the discussion on environmental mobilization in Chile, moving beyond the case studies, which are the dominant perspectives in this type of research; and at the same time, it portrays an ongoing political process, thus contributing to the current public discussion.

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