Constitutional Change and Referendums in Chile and Ireland: Faraway, So Close

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dc.catalogadorjlo
dc.contributor.authorParedes, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorCoddou, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorSuiter, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-10T14:37:46Z
dc.date.available2025-12-10T14:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractChile and Ireland have held constitutional referendums in recent years. While Ireland has successfully passed several controversial constitutional amendments over the last decade, Chile has struggled with its proposed constitutional reform, with two unsuccessful national referendums in September 2022 and December 2023, leaving the constitutional debate unresolved. Both countries have shared challenges, such as constitutional blockage and political polarisation, and both have attempted to involve citizens in pre-referendum processes in various ways. Ireland has consolidated public participation and deliberation mechanisms despite recent setbacks, unlike Chile, which has relied on electoral innovations. So, how can these diverging outcomes be explained? This article proposes an explanation by comparing these two cases, highlighting the importance, possibilities, and limitations of constitutional referendums based on three criteria: the extent and intensity of change, the model of democratic participation, and the role of elites and incumbent powers. These three criteria are crucial for addressing constitutional change's central challenges when linked to a referendum. Consequently, these criteria offer a focused analytical framework for understanding the explicit or implicit elements that can influence the success or failure of a constitutional referendum and must be considered in its design and organisation.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-12-10
dc.format.extent22 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.17645/pag.9197
dc.identifier.eissn2183-2463
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105009384753
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.9197
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107328
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001489751600001
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Filosofía; Coddou Mc Manus, Alberto Raúl; 0000-0003-2041-2304; 1012282
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.revistaPolitics and Governance
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectConstitutional change
dc.subjectDemocratic innovations
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectMini-publics
dc.subjectReferendums
dc.subject.ddc340
dc.subject.ods16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
dc.subject.odspa16 Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
dc.titleConstitutional Change and Referendums in Chile and Ireland: Faraway, So Close
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.codpersvinculados1012282
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-05-24
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