Intelectuales, think tanks y procesos de renovación política e ideológica en la derecha chilena, 1990-2018

Abstract

The neoliberal model of development was imposed in Chile by the Pinochet military regime (1973-1990) and remained almost unchanged following democratic restoration in 1990. Nonetheless, as of 2010, this neoliberal model has been increasingly contested by the left-wing sectors and especially by the rise of new social movements, which has visibly affected the degree of legitimacy neoliberalism possesses amongst the Chilean population.

This scenario has brought with it the rise of new actors within the Chilean Right who have contested the hegemony of the old political and intellectual leaders in this sector. These new actors have tried intensely to lead the political and ideological renewal process of the Chilean right-wing. While one sector of these new actors has developed a critical view of the existing neoliberal economic model and is attempting to reformulate their ideological postulates, the other sector argues that only tactical and pragmatic adaptations are required.

This study explores the processes of political and ideological renewal that the Chilean Right has experienced between 1990 and 2018. To do so, this dissertation pays attention to the long-term history of the Chilean right-wing, while is also focused on a series of initiatives of renewal currently led by a young generation of right-wing intellectuals established in new think tanks.