Reflexiones sobre rigidez constitucional y democracia: pasado, presente y futuro en Chile.

This paper reflects on the relationship between constitutional change and stability based on the Chilean case. The article revolves around two questions: How do constitutional rigidity and democracy relate? How was this relationship established in recent Chilean constitutionalism? In this article, I argue that a type of counter-majoritarian rigidity makes it challenging to accommodate constitutionalism and democracy. I suggest that the Chilean model was characterized by this rigidity, which generated a constitutional crisis that led to two failed constitutional processes. Despite this, the current Constitution has undergone a fundamental change expressed in its flexibilization. Finally, I reflect on the institutional possibilities of participatory constitutional change based on a critical analysis of the amendment model in the 2022 constitutional proposal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]