Chile's Transformation Amidst Crisis: The Theseus Paradox

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Chapter 2 - The 1980 Constitution

Salvador Allende (1970-1973)
Salvador Allende (1970-1973)
(BCN)
Junta
Junta
(Getty)
Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990)
Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990)
(BCN)
Jaime Guzmán
Jaime Guzmán
(Emol)
Comisión Ortúzar
Comisión Ortúzar
(Fundación Jaime Guzmán)
The 1988 Plebiscite
The 1988 Plebiscite
(Alvaro Hoppe Guiñez / Caption Magazine)

Chapter 3 - Neoliberalism: Problem or solution?

Chicago Boys
Chicago Boys
(Marxsur)
Milton Friedman with Augusto Pinochet (1975)
Milton Friedman with Augusto Pinochet (1975)
(Norberto Barreto / La Ventana Rota)
Henry Kissinger with Augusto Pinochet (1976)
Henry Kissinger with Augusto Pinochet (1976)
(Government of Chile / Minrel)
ACAB
ACAB
(Resumen Latinoamericano)
Chile será la tumba del neoliberalismo
"Chile será la tumba del neoliberalismo"
(YouTube / Galería CIMA)
No más Neoliberales
"No más Neoliberales"
(La Razón)
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Chapter 4 — Two decades of stability

Patricio Aylwin (1990-1994)
Patricio Aylwin (1990-1994)
(BCN)
Eduardo Frei (1994-2000)
Eduardo Frei (1994-2000)
(BCN)
Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006)
Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006)
(BCN)
Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010)
Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010)
(BCN)
Constitución (2005)
Constitución (2005)
(BCN)
Camilo Escalona
Camilo Escalona
(Youtube / @telodamus)

Chapter 5 — The Paradox of Progress

Campamento in Santiago
Campamento in Santiago, Chile.
(Catcomm)
OCDE invitation
Michelle Bachelet (and Andrés Velasco) accepts invitation to join OCDE from Secretary General José Ángel Gurría.
(EFE)
Sanhattan in Santiago, Chile
Sanhattan in Santiago, Chile
(iStock / tifonimages)
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Chapter 8 — A rupturist discourse

Michelle Bachelet (2014-2018)
Michelle Bachelet (2014-2018)
(BCN)
Constitutional Process 2015-2018
Constitutional Process 2015-2018
(Government of Chile / Senama)
Sebastián Piñera (2018-2022)
Sebastián Piñera (2018-2022)
(BCN)
Marcha de los Paraguas (2006)
Marcha de los Paraguas (2006)
(Radio Infinita)
Revolución Pinguina (2011)
Revolución Pinguina (2011)
(La Tercera)
Student leaders: Camila Vallejo, Giorgio Jackson, and Gabriel Boric
Student leaders: Camila Vallejo, Giorgio Jackson, and Gabriel Boric
(El Mostrador)
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Chapter 9 — October 18, 2019

Estudiantes
Protests in the Metro of Santiago
(Esteban Felix / Associated Press)
No son treinta pesos, son treinta años
"No son treinta pesos, son treinta años"
(Kaosenlared)
Carabineross
Carabineros get involved
(Guillermo Salgado)
Tanks in Avenida Providencia
Tanks rolling down Avenida Providencia
(La Tercera)
Deputy Gabriel Boric in Plaza Baquedano
Deputy Gabriel Boric in Plaza Baquedano
(Agencia Uno / La Tercera)
No estamos en guerra
"No estamos en guerra"
(YouTube / Galería CIMA)
La Marcha más Grande
"La Marcha más Grande"
(Susana Hidalgo / BBC)
Un violador en tu camino
"Un violador en tu camino"
(Martin Bernetti / AFP)
Dignidad
"Dignidad"
(Página 19)
El que no baila, no pasa
"El que no baila, no pasa"
(Agencia Uno / Contexto)
Perro Matapacos
"Perro Matapacos"
(Juan Pablo Cardenas)
Piñera Asesino
"Piñera Asesino"
(Qué Pasa)
La primera línea
"La primera línea"
(Pablo Rojas Madariaga / NurPhoto / PA Image)
San Francisco de Borja Church
San Francisco de Borja Church
(Instagram / @peppadelkaos)
Iglesia de la Asunción
Iglesia de la Asunción
(El Mostrador)
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Chapter 10 — The constitutional design

Acuerdo por la Paz Social y Nueva Constitución 1
Acuerdo por la Paz Social y Nueva Constitución 1
(BCN)
Acuerdo por la Paz Social y Nueva Constitución 2
Acuerdo por la Paz Social y Nueva Constitución 2
(BCN)
The first agreement is announced
The first agreement is announced
(Richard Ulloa / La Tercera)
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Chapter 11 — The rise of Gabriel Boric

José Antonio Kast
José Antonio Kast
(El Mercurio)
Former student leaders Government
Former student leaders, now Ministers and President: Giorgio Jackson, Camila Vallejo, and Gabriel Boric
(Diario UChile)
The first speech
The first speech
(Diario UChile)
Izkia Siches
Izkia Siches
(Ex-Ante)
Catalina Perez
Catalina Perez
(Radios Regionales)
Manuel Monsalve
Manuel Monsalve
(La Tercera)
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Chapter 12 — The (first) Constitutional Convention

Inauguración Convención Constitucional
First Day: Constitutional Convention
(Crónica Digital / PL)
Elisa Loncón
Elisa Loncon
(Cristian Soto Quiroz / Time)
La mesa
Elisa Loncon and Jaime Bassa
(X / @Jaime_Bassa)
The plenary
The plenary
(Instagram / @bailapikachu.oficial)
Nicolás Muñoz
Serenata in the plenary
(Agencia Uno)
Outside the assembly
Rituals outisde the assembly
(La Tercera)
Outside the assembly 2
Outisde the assembly 2
(La Izquierda Diario)
Rodrigo Rojas Vade
Rodrigo Rojas Vade
(Instagram / @peladovade)
The first proposal
The first proposal
(Marcelo Hernández / Getty Images)
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Chapter 13 — Understanding rejection: Why the first constitutional proposal failed

A Rechazo voter
Rechazo
(Alberto Valdes / EFE)
Frente Amplio campaigning for change
Apruebo
(AFP)
The proposal is rejected
September 4, 2022
(ADN Radio)
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Chapter 14 — Constitutional resurrection

Acuerdo por Chile 1
Acuerdo por Chile 1
(BCN)
Acuerdo por Chile 2
Acuerdo por Chile 2
(BCN)
Acuerdo por Chile 3
Acuerdo por Chile 3
(BCN)
Acuerdo por Chile 4
Acuerdo por Chile 4
(BCN)
Acuerdo por Chile 5
Acuerdo por Chile 5
(BCN)
The second agreement is announced
The second agreement is announced
(Reuters)
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Chapter 15 — From Instability to Realignment

Hambre
"Hambre"
(La Tercera)
John Kerry
Boric and Kerry in the 2022 North American tour
(X / @gabrielboric)
Sebastián Depolo
Sebastián Depolo anticipating his coalition would induce instability, in El Mercurio
(Héctor Aravena / El Mercurio)
Jaime Naranjo
Jaime Naranjo in a 14 hour filibuster to impeach Sebastián Piñera, in Congress
(Johanna Zárate / EFE)
Carolina Tohá on the border
Carolina Tohá testing a megaphone speaker, on the northern border
(Publimetro)
Jeannette Jara
Jeannette Jara with a Perro Matapacos t-shirt, in Santiago
(El Líbero)
Luis Thayer Correa
Luis Thayer Correa explaining to Congress that illegal immigrants could not be deported because of the lack of printers
(Ex-Ante)
Democracia Viva
Miguel Crispi declaring before Congress for his role in the Democracia Viva scandal
(Ex-Ante / Agencia Uno)
Moral Superiority
Giorgio Jackson speaking about "moral superiority" in front of a calendar with Giorgio Jackson holding a pink gas cylinder
(La Tercera)
First Pension Funds Withdrawal
First Pension Funds Withdrawal
(La Tercera)
Second Pension Funds Withdrawal
Second Pension Funds Withdrawal
(La Tercera)
Third Pension Funds Withdrawal
Third Pension Funds Withdrawal
(La Tercera)
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Chapter 16 — The (second) Constitutional Council

Technical Admissibility Committee
Technical Admissibility Committee
(Procesoconstitucional.cl)
Experts Committee
Experts Committee
(La Tercera)
Beatriz Hevia
Beatriz Hevia
(El Mercurio)
Beatriz Hevia and Aldo Valle
Beatriz Hevia and Aldo Valle
(Twitter / @Procesoconsti23)
Consejo Constitucional plenary
The plenary
(Procesoconstitucional.cl)
The second proposal
The second proposal
(Radio Pauta)
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Chapter 17 — Coming to terms: Why the second constitutional proposal failed

An En Contra voter
En contra
(Sofía Yanjarí / El País)
Renovación Nacional campaigning for change
A favor
(Prensa Renovación Nacional)
The proposal is rejected
December 17, 2023
(ADN Radio)
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