Jennifer Piscopo on the Constitutional Chaos in Chile

I think voters right now, remember the circus of the convention over the substance of what it did. I think there is a bit of an amnesia over the mandate for change that existed in 2019 and 2020 that the Constitution delivered on, that voters had moved away from that mandate to change by the time the Constitution went for approval.Jennifer PiscopoBecome a Patron!Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Jennifer Piscopo is an associate professor of politics at Occidental College. Recently, she coauthored a paper with Peter Siavelis in the Journal of Democracy called “Chile’s Constitutional Chaos.”Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:42Demands for a New Constitution - 3:04The Constitution Making Process - 17:18Substance of the Constitution - 33:29Why Voters Rejected it - 36:53Key Links"Chile's Constitutional Chaos" in Journal of Democracy by Peter M. Siavelis and Jennifer PiscopoLearn more about Jennifer Piscopo hereFollow Jennifer Piscopo on Twitter @jennpiscopoDemocracy Paradox PodcastAldo Madariaga on Neoliberalism, Democratic Deficits, and ChileDonald Horowitz on the Formation of Democratic ConstitutionsMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.comFollow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracyDemocracy Paradox is part of the Amazon Affiliates Program and earns commissions on items purchased from links to the Amazon website. All links are to recommended books discussed in the podcast or referenced in the blog.Learn more about the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at https://kellogg.nd.edu/ Support the Show.