Political Science in Chile: An expanding and transforming degree

Authors

  • José Viacava Gatica Universidad Diego Portales

Abstract

The article analyzes the current situation for political science undergraduate degrees in Chile. To do so, the period between 2006 and 2011 is studied in order to update and confront some of the conclusions reached by earlier works, descriptively and analytically laying out the supply, demand, perceptions of academic authorities regarding their academic programs, professors and publication, amongst other variables.

Keywords:

Political Science, undergraduate, disciplinary development, Chile.