A divided society: social perceptions about indigenous peoples' rights in Chile

dc.contributor.authorFuentes, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorde Cea, Maite
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Catalina
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:04:29Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:04:29Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe recognition of indigenous people's rights, both legally and socially, poses a significant challenge for contemporary democracies. This article focuses on the acceptance or rejection of indigenous rights by citizens and elites in Chile, often framed as a debate between multiculturalism and plurinationalism. However, we argue that these labels fail to capture the nuanced distinctions present at the societal level. To address this limitation, we propose a methodological strategy that examines how individuals align themselves with specific sets of rights for indigenous peoples. Through this approach, we identify three distinct groups: pluriculturalists, who support only indigenous cultural rights; multiculturalists, who advocate for cultural rights along with specific additional rights; and plurinationalists, who advocate for the recognition of a broad range of rights. We contend that the political dimensions of recognition - including self-government and territorial autonomies - generate significant controversy within Chilean society and posit that achieving constitutional consecration of these rights is unlikely.
dc.description.funderCenter for Intercultural and Indigenous Studies (CIIR)
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08263663.2024.2421120
dc.identifier.eissn2333-1461
dc.identifier.issn0826-3663
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/08263663.2024.2421120
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/89771
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001355082000001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaCanadian journal american and caribbean studies
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectPluriculturalism
dc.subjectmulticulturalism
dc.subjectplurinationalism
dc.subjectpublic opinion
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectPluriculturalismo
dc.subjectmulticulturalismo
dc.subjectplurinacionalismo
dc.subjectopini & oacute;n P & uacute;blica
dc.titleA divided society: social perceptions about indigenous peoples' rights in Chile
dc.typeartículo
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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