Tomás Moulian Emparanza (born 21 September 1939) is a

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an political scientist and sociologist. A

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and winner of the National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences, he is known for being a critic of the socio-economic structure of his country after the

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Biography

The brother of historian , and uncle of businessman , Tomás Moulian studied sociology at the

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(PUC), and did postgraduate studies at the

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(UCLouvain) in

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and

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. He was director of the sociology schools of his alma mater and of University ARCIS. At the latter he also served as Vice Chancellor for Research, and Rector from 2003 to 2006. He was deputy director of the

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(FLACSO) in Chile (1990–1991), where he also taught from 1974 to 1994. He has been director of the Paulo Freire Institute of Social Training. He was a member of the , and during the Popular Unity government he was a member of the

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. After the return of democracy he identified himself as an independent close to the

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(PCCh). This same party proclaimed him presidential candidate for the

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, where he finally yielded his selection to the humanist

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Thought

Moulian's works of historical interpretation of the 20th century have been very influential, despite not having the training of a historian. He has published works on the Popular Front, Popular Unity, and political projects of the right. In the same way, his reflections on the process experienced after the end of the Pinochet dictatorship have become prominent. His 1997 essay ''Chile actual: anatomía de un mito'' – which won the

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the following year and which has had several subsequent editions – is well-known. In this he unveiled the "transvestism" of the political sectors that led the transition towards democracy, who would have allowed the fundamental pillars of the fallen regime to remain.

Works

* ''Discusiones entre honorables: las candidaturas presidenciales de la derecha entre 1938 y 1946'', Santiago:

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, 1987 (together with ) * ''La forja de ilusiones: El sistema de partidos, 1932-1973'', FLACSO, 1993, * ''Crisis de los saberes y espacio universitario'', 1995 * ''Chile actual: anatomía de un mito'', Santiago:

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, 1997, * ''Conversación interrumpida con Allende'', Universidad ARCIS, 1998, * ''El consumo me consume'', Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 1999, * ''Socialismo del siglo XXI: La quinta via'', Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 2000, * ''Ein Sozialismus für das 21. Jahrhundert'',

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: Rotpunktverlag, 2003, * ''En la brecha. Derechos humanos, críticas y alternativas'', Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 2002, * ''De la política letrada a la política analfabeta'', Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 2004, * ''Fracturas: de Pedro Aguirre Cerda a Salvador Allende (1938-1973)'', Santiago: LOM Ediciones, 2006, * ''Contradicciones del desarrollo político chileno, 1920-1990'', Santiago de Chile: LOM Ediciones, 2009,

References

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