The Law and Politics of Constitution Making: Lessons from Chile

This collection examines Chile’s two recent efforts to replace its constitution, both of which ultimately failed despite broad initial support. Drawing global media and scholarly attention, these high-profile processes offer critical lessons for understanding the challenges of democratic constitution making.

Eduardo Alemán (PhD, Political Science, UCLA) is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston, US. His research focuses on the comparative analysis of political institutions and Latin American politics.

Sebastián Soto Velasco (LLM, Columbia University, and PhD Law, Universidad de Chile) is an Associate Professor at the Law School of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and researcher in the Centro de Estudios Públicos (CEP). In the second constitutional process he was Vice-President of the Expert Committee (2023).