Political outcomes of the socio-environmental conflicts in Chile

Abstract

This paper analizes two cases of electrical socio-environmental conflict in Chile. They modified substantially the political dynamics and territorial design of the locations where they took place in Chile. To understand these cases, the main political milestones of the conflicts are traced, using a methodological approximation that considered ethnography and process tracing. Through this approach, it can identified that the conflict goes beyond the socio-environmental dimension addressing a socio-territorial dimension too. Thus, the mechanism of power turn into three main aspects: political agenda, institutional structure and leadership.