Matías Bargsted
Matías Bargsted | |
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| Born | Matías Bargsted Valdés |
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| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | Political sociology Public opinion Quantitative methods |
| Institutions | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
Matías Bargsted Valdés is a Chilean sociologist and academic whose work focuses on political sociology, public opinion,[1][2] and quantitative research methods.
He is a professor at the Institute of Sociology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he has also served in academic leadership roles.
Career
[edit | edit source]Bargsted has participated regularly in public debate through interviews and expert commentary in national and international media, particularly on electoral politics, public opinion, and the social consequences of the 2019 Chilean social uprising.
In December 2025, he was interviewed by the Spanish newspaper El País, where he analysed the political strategy of Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast. Bargsted argued that Kast deliberately obscured his ideological positions and relied on agenda control, particularly on issues related to public security.[3]
In October 2024, Bargsted gave an interview to Radio Universidad de Chile, where he discussed declining public support for the 2019 social uprising. He argued that, in light of current public concerns—such as insecurity and the failure of constitutional reform processes—the symbolic relevance of the uprising had diminished in public opinion.[4]
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