Por qué fracasan los presidentes

About Por qué fracasan los presidentes

Prometieron cambiarlo todo, pero terminaron renunciando, destituidos o arrastrados por la crisis ¿Qué salió mal? Este podcast explora las caídas de presidentes latinoamericanos que no pudieron aferrarse al poder. Basado en el libro Why Presidents Fail. Una producción de Christopher A. Martínez & Jacqueline Morillo –académicos de la Facultad de Economía, Negocios y Gobierno de la Universidad San Sebastián– y Rombo Podcasts. Este podcast fue financiado por ANID de Chile a través de sus iniciativas FONDECYT Regular y Núcleo Milenio CRISPOL, y por el Magíster en Política y Gobierno de la UDEC.

Publisher

Christopher Martínez

Category

history

Language

es

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episode

1 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Dec 2025

   Episodio 8: Paraguay

   Diego Abente Brun, Sara Mabel Villalba, Guzmán Ibarra, and Katia Gorostiaga discuss Paraguay's presidential failures stemming from internal party conflicts, not external opposition.

2. 

   1 Dec 2025

   Episodio 7: Guatemala

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo explore how Guatemalan presidents fall due to corruption scandals, social mobilization, and non-party actors, interviewing experts like Marcel Arévalo and Jahir Dabroy.

3. 

   12 Nov 2025

   Episodio 6: Ecuador

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo explore Ecuador's presidential instability, analyzing the factors behind frequent ousters and short tenures in this interview.

4. 

   5 Nov 2025

   Episodio 5: Perú

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo explore Peru's political instability, examining how systemic corruption and weak parties make the presidency a high-risk position in this interview.

5. 

   18 Aug 2025

   Episodio 4: Chile

   Historian Juan Carlos Arellano, academic Pamela Figueroa, and dean María José Naudón discuss how Sebastián Piñera navigated Chile's 2019 political crisis in this interview.

6. 

   18 Aug 2025

   Episodio 3: Brasil

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo interview Rodolfo de Camargo Lima, Tito Olavarría, and Carlos Pereira about why Brazilian presidents Fernando Collor de Mello and Dilma Rousseff failed due to corruption and political instability.

7. 

   11 Aug 2025

   Episodio 2: Bolivia

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo explore why Bolivian presidents like Evo Morales and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada face similar political crises and early exits.

8. 

   11 Aug 2025

   Episodio 1: Argentina

   Christopher Martínez and Jaquelin Morillo explore why Argentine presidents failed between 1983 and 2001, analyzing economic crises and political pressures.

9. 

   31 Mar 2025

   Por qué fracasan los presidentes

   Christopher Martínez analyzes why Latin American presidents falter, exploring their downfalls and inability to sustain power.

Who has been a guest on Por qué fracasan los presidentes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Diego Abente Brun
• Sara Mabel Villalba
• Guzmán Ibarra
• Katia Gorostiaga
• Marcel Arévalo

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