Democratic governance, decentralization and territory: Analysis of the chiloé plan in chile

Abstract

This article analyzes the development of the Chiloé plan between 2007 and 2009, in order to identify the existence of constituent elements of territorial governance in highly centralized contexts such as the Chilean case. The hypothesis that is maintained is that territorial agendas in cases of political centralism are activated and made visible as a result of conflicts but fail to transform themselves into permanent processes of territorial governance and management. The responses of the State are delivered under the same logic of operation of the centralized government, do not modify its institutional design and end up becoming more strategies to legitimize the government of the day, to advance in decentralization or empower local territories with territorial focus. The methodology used was interview with key actors and review of documentary sources.