Estrategias de reproducción matrimonial de la élite económica en Chile 1Sebastián Huneeus* ResumenPor medio de doce entrevistas en profundidad y análisis de discurso se describen algunas de las condiciones objetivas y subjetivas de la afinidad interpersonal de la élite. Las conclusiones apuntan a que el sistema de afinidad se basa en preferencias y restricciones matrimoniales y, por otro lado, que existe un proceso de cierre y de apertura que explica la renovación parcial de este grupo. Palabras claves:Élite -cierre social -estrategias matrimoniales. AbstractBy means of twelve in depth interviews and discourse analysis, some of the objective and subjective conditions that explain the interpersonal affinity of the élite are described. The conclusions argue how the system of affinities is based upon marriage restrictions and preferences and, secondly, that there is a process of social closure and aperture that explains the structure of the partial renewal of this group.

Por medio de doce entrevistas en profundidad y análisis de discurso se describen algunas de las condiciones objetivas y subjetivas de la afinidad interpersonal de la élite. Las conclusiones apuntan a que el sistema de afinidad se basa en preferencias y restricciones matrimoniales y, por otro lado, que existe un proceso de cierre y de apertura que explica la renovación parcial de este grupo.

The Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (Environmental Impact Assessment System—SEIA) evaluates all projects potentially harmful to human health and the environment in Chile. Since its establishment, many projects approved by the SEIA have been contested by organized communities, especially in the energy sector. The question guiding our research is whether socio-environmental conflicts affect the evaluation times and the approval rates of projects under assessment. Using a novel database comprising all energy projects assessed by the SEIA, we analyzed 380 energy projects that entered the SEIA review process between 2012 and 2017 and matched these projects with protest events. Using linear and logit regression, we find no association between the occurrence of protests aimed at specific projects and the probability of project approval. We do, however, find that projects associated with the occurrence of protest events experience significantly longer review times. To assess the robustness of this finding, we compare two run-of-river plants proposed in Mapuche territory in Chile’s La Araucanía region. We discuss the broader implications of these findings for sustainable environmental decision making.