Chilean revolts and the crisis of neoliberal governance

Sergio Villalobos-Ruminott ~ RP 2.07 (Spring 2020), pp. 009–016 ~ Article

On Friday 18 October 2019, a long series of mass demonstrations began in Chile against the right-wing government led by president Sebastián Piñera. 1 Despite brutal and continuous police repression, these demonstrations persisted, day after day, with remarkable stamina and inventiveness, right through to 13 March 2020, when the risks posed by Covid-19 led Piñera […]

Dictators and democrats in Latin America: But can the poor tell the difference?

Madeleine Davis ~ RP 104 (Nov/Dec 2000) ~ Commentary

Commentary Dictators and democrats in Latin America But can the poor tell the difference? Madeleine davis The recent Chilean Supreme Court decision to strip General Augusto Pinochet of his self-granted immunity from criminal prosecution has been widely welcomed, not only because it keeps alive the possibility that Pinochet, having escaped Spanish justice, may yet face […]

The constitution of society: Pinochet, postdictatorship and the multitude

Jon Beasley-Murray ~ RP 105 (Jan/Feb 2001) ~ Article

Augusto Pinochetʼs defenders are not entirely wrong. They realized what was at stake in the judicial battle over the ex-dictatorʼs extradition to Spain, and as such they have been often less distracted than his accusers. At stake was not so much the guilt or innocence of one individual as, rather, the very constitution of Chilean […]