The book examines the political importance of moral opposition to authoritarian rule in Chile, 1973-90, as a challenge to the government's systematic human rights' violations. It was initially led by the Catholic Church, whose primate founded an organisation to defend human rights: the Vicariate of Solidarity (1976-92). The book assesses the impact of moral opposition as a force for redemocratisation by tracing the history and achievements of the Vicariate. It also argues that such moral matters are often underestimated in regime transition analysis.

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Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, England

Pamela Lowden

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PAMELA LOWDEN

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Book Title: Moral Opposition to Authoritarian Rule in Chile, 1973-90
Authors: Pamela Lowden
Series Title: St Antony's Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378933
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-63395-3Published: 18 December 1995
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37893-3Published: 17 December 1995
Series ISSN: 2633-5964
Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 216
Topics: Latin American Politics, Political Theory, Human Rights

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

The Catholic Church and Human Rights: The Church and Politics in Chile by 1973

The Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile, September 1973–November 1975

The Hierarchy, the Vicaría and the Regime, 1976–82

The Vicaría and the Opposition, 1976–82

The Vicaría and the Church, 1980–84

Vicaría, Church, Regime and Opposition, 1983–89

Moral Opposition to Authoritarian Rule in Chile: An Appraisal

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