Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles

Castillo, J. C., Canales Sellés, R., Laffert, A., & Urzúa, T. (2026). Justification trajectories for pension inequality in Chile (2016–2023): the role of social class and beliefs in meritocracy. Frontiers in Sociology, 11, 1771856.

Karle, C., Sánchez-Barría, F., & Canales Sellés, R. (2026). When Protest Becomes Institutionalized: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement Under Military Rule, 1982–1989. The Sociological Quarterly, 1–27

In Preparation

Stability and comparability of meritocratic beliefs in school-age students: A measurement invariance approach across time and cohorts. Andreas Laffert, Juan Carlos Castillo, René Canales, Tomás Urzúa & Kevin Carrasco. Submited.

Attitudes towards political violence in the chilean contentious cycle: A longitudinal analysis from education and participation. René Canales & Daniel Miranda. In progress.

Youth, Authoritarian Heritage and Democracy: A Multilevel Analysis of the disposition to Institutional Participation in Europe. René Canales, Ricardo León & Daniel Miranda. In progress.

Research Reports and Data Visualizations

Urzúa, T., Canales, R., Laffert, A. & Castillo, J. C. (2025). Documento Metodológico VisELSOC (Release). ocs-coes. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17418461

Urzúa, T., Iturra, J., Canales, R., Laffert, A. & Castillo, J.C. (2025). Visualizador Longitudinal de Cohesión Social en Chile (Release). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17408346

Press Articles

Canales, R. & Castillo, J.C. (2025). La seguridad nace del vínculo social. Tercera Dosis