Christopher A. Martínez
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I am Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Public Administration and Political Science  at University of Concepción (Chile). My current research interests include presidential survival, government crises, presidential power, institutional performance, and democratic consolidation in Latin America. 

EDUCATION          
Loyola University Chicago, United States                     
       Ph.D. in Political Science, 2015.
       Dissertation: Surviving the Presidency: Presidential Failures in South America.
       Major Field: Comparative Politics and International Relations.
       Minor Field: U.S. Politics.
University of Chile, Chile                                    
       M.A., International Studies, 2010.
       Thesis: La Relación Sino-Latinoamericana: El Caso de Chile.
University of Concepcion, Chile
      B.A., Political and Administrative Science, 2005.
      Public Administrator (professional degree), 2005.
      Thesis: Valores Culturales, Desarrollo Económico y Política Social.

HONORS AND AWARDS        
  • Award: Best political science paper for 2014-2016. Chilean Political Science Association.
  • Award: Social Sciences Dissertation of the Year Award for 2016. Graduate School, Loyola University     Chicago.
  • Award: Francis Rourke Founder's Award, 2015. Presidents & Executive Politics Section, American Political Science Association (APSA).
  • Fellowship: Arthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship, 2014-2015. Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation.
  • Award: Best Graduate Paper Award, Category: Experimental Methods, 2014. Annual Graduate School     Research Symposium, Loyola University Chicago.
  • Award: Pi Sigma Alpha Best Graduate Paper Award, 2012. Annual Illinois State University Conference for     Political Science Students.
  • Award: Tuma-Gravett Award for Academic Excellence, 2012. Department of Political Science, Loyola     University Chicago.
  • Fellowship: Graduate Merit Award, 2010-2015. Graduate School, Loyola University Chicago.
  • Fellowship: Fulbright, 2010-2014. Fulbright-CONICYT BIO.



MEDIA
Recent Media Appearances:
  • ¿Qué hacer con lxs presidentxs cuando se vuelven indeseables? Tercera Dosis (April 2022).
  • Interview. ADN Radio (April 2022).
  • Sistema político: ¿Buen o mal acuerdo? El Mercurio (April 2022).
  • Interview. Réplica Tele13 Radio (March 2022).
  • La tentación semipresidencial. El Mercurio (March 2022).
  • Interview. EMOL TV (March 2022).
  • Interview. La Tercera (March 2022).
  • What Congress for Chile? Unicameralism, Bicameralism, and the New Constitution. GIGA Podcast (February 2022).
  • Interview. ADN Radio (February 2022).
  • Reformas al presidencialismo. La Segunda (January 2022).
  • Interview. La Tercera (January 2022). 
  • El proceso presupuestario en la nueva Constitución. La Tercera (January 2022).
  • ¿Un binomio presidencial? El Mercurio (January 2022).
  • Reemplazo del presidencialismo y los riesgos para la nueva Constitución. El Mostrador (December 2022).
  • Reemplazo del presidencialismo. ¿Un diagnóstico certero? La Tercera (December 2022).
  • ¿Por qué el semipresidencialismo?, El Mercurio / Nuevo Poder (June 4, 2021).
  • Moderada participación electoral, El Austral (May 17, 2021).
  • Escáner a los rectores chilenos: Cómo limitar su poder, CIPER Académico (March 31, 2021).
  • Chile’s constitutional process and challenges to its democracy, Presidential Power (January 6, 2021).
  • Presidential instability and the “survival” of Sebastian Piñera, Latinoamerica21 (December 23, 2020).
  • Chile: Inestabilidad presidencial y la “sobrevivencia” de Sebastián Piñera, El Universal (December 18, 2020).

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dr. Christopher A. Martínez
Dept. of Public Administration and Political Science
University of Concepción
Edmundo Larenas 140
Concepción, Chile
​christopher [dot] martinez [at] fulbrightmail [dot] org
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