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The Path of Undergraduate International Relations Studies in Chile: Stumbling Under the Umbrella of Political Science



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Maria Teresa Aya Smitmans

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2017.09.005

In Chile, the study of international relations is very limited both in the number of programs and in its scope. Furthermore, it is still a country where international relations are under the umbrella of political science and political science itself is heavily influenced by the study of the law. This paper looks at the development of international relations both as a tool for training diplomats and as a topic of study within political science in Chile. It does so within the framework of the social sciences. Using interviews as a complimentary tool of research, it concludes that, along with a marked influence of economics in the study of social sciences in Chile, the country’s political and social history has shaped the advent of social sciences at the undergraduate level and has dwarfed the growth and contents of both political science and international studies, in spite of the country’s successful embrace of globalization.

international studies, political science, Chile, diplomatic training, international relations (IR) programs