Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983

Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship deployed various mechanisms to legitimize and strengthen its support in Chilean society. One of them was the attempt to build the loyalty of the youth sectors. It had the double purpose of purging the revolutionary youth of the Popular Unity and ensuring the reproduct...

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Main Author: Portiño Lepe, Diego Alonso
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano 2025
Online Access:https://revistas.academia.cl/index.php/tiempohistorico/article/view/3036
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description Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship deployed various mechanisms to legitimize and strengthen its support in Chilean society. One of them was the attempt to build the loyalty of the youth sectors. It had the double purpose of purging the revolutionary youth of the Popular Unity and ensuring the reproduction of the political, economic and social order imposed by the military regime. This paper analyzes the components of the youth archetype related to this project and its role in the social disciplining promoted in the universities. It focuses on the University of Concepción and the measures promoted by its deputy rectors.
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spelling oai-article-30362025-12-31T01:51:09Z Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983 Dictadura y juventud en la Universidad de Concepción: disciplinamiento social y fidelización política, 1973-1983 Portiño Lepe, Diego Alonso Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship deployed various mechanisms to legitimize and strengthen its support in Chilean society. One of them was the attempt to build the loyalty of the youth sectors. It had the double purpose of purging the revolutionary youth of the Popular Unity and ensuring the reproduction of the political, economic and social order imposed by the military regime. This paper analyzes the components of the youth archetype related to this project and its role in the social disciplining promoted in the universities. It focuses on the University of Concepción and the measures promoted by its deputy rectors. La dictadura de Augusto Pinochet desplegó diversos mecanismos para legitimar y fortalecer su apoyo en la sociedad chilena. Uno de ellos fue el intento de fidelizar a los sectores juveniles, con el doble propósito de depurar los elementos vinculados a la juventud revolucionaria de la Unidad Popular y asegurar la reproducción del orden político, económico y social impuesto por los militares. Este trabajo analiza los componentes del arquetipo juvenil afín a ese proyecto y su rol en el disciplinamiento social promovido en las universidades, centrando el análisis en la Universidad de Concepción y en las medidas impulsadas por sus rectores delegados. A ditadura de Augusto Pinochet utilizou diversos mecanismos para legitimar e fortalecer seu apoio na sociedade chilena. Um deles foi a tentativa de fidelizar os setores juvenis, com o duplo objetivo de purgar os elementos ligados à juventude revolucionária da Unidad Popular e garantir a reprodução da ordem política, econômica e social imposta pelos militares. Este trabalho analisa os componentes do arquétipo juvenil afim a esse projeto e seu papel na disciplina social promovida nas universidades, centrando a análise na Universidade de Concepción e nas medidas impulsionadas por seus reitores delegados. Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano 2025-12-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.academia.cl/index.php/tiempohistorico/article/view/3036 10.25074/th.v0i31.3036 Tiempo Histórico; No 31 (2025): Tiempo Histórico; 51-69 Tiempo Histórico; Núm. 31 (2025): Tiempo Histórico; 51-69 Tiempo Histórico; n. 31 (2025): Tiempo Histórico; 51-69 0719-5699 0718-7432 spa https://revistas.academia.cl/index.php/tiempohistorico/article/view/3036/3004 Derechos de autor 2025 Diego Alonso Portiño L. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
title Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
title_alt Dictadura y juventud en la Universidad de Concepción: disciplinamiento social y fidelización política, 1973-1983
title_full Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
title_fullStr Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
title_full_unstemmed Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
title_short Dictatorship and Youth at the University of Concepción: Social Disciplining and Political Loyalty, 1973-1983
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