IdeaPaís – IdeaPais.cl

What is IdeaPaís

IdeaPaís is an independent think tank whose purpose is to promote Christian-social ideas in Chile through the Education of young people, dissemination of ideas and public policy proposals.

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Studies, books, infographics, essays and our magazine "Raíces".

Constitutional Content

Access our material. Get to know the studies, analysis and proposals of IdeaPaís.

How do we finance ourselves?

We are a non-profit institution. Our funding comes mainly from donations and services we perform.

Mission

IdeaPaís is an independent think tank, whose purpose is to promote Christian-social ideas in Chile through the Education of young people, dissemination of ideas and proposal of public policies.

Vision

IdeaPaís aims to generate a community of people trained in social Christianity, with an interest in public affairs and the social problems of Chile. Combining action and reflection, IdeaPaís works for a more caring society, with special attention to the excluded.

Principles

Dignity of the human being and transcendence
Social justice
Solidarity
Subsidiarity
Freedom
Right and duty of parents to educate their children
Family as the heart of society
Private property and universal destination of goods
Common good

Institutional Values

Excellence: committed work with high technical standards and sense of urgency, creating new challenges and thinking.
Critical sense: dispassionate analysis of reality, characterized by intellectual honesty and search of the truth.
Autonomy: liberty to achieve intended purposes, promoting goals and processes with courage and daring.
Collaboration: networking with people from different disciplines and areas, complementing personal work and developing awareness of our virtues and individual limitations.

Executive team

Christian Stewart

Executive Director

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Abogado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Tiene un magíster en Políticas Públicas (MPA) y un magíster en Filosofía de las Ciencias Sociales, ambas en The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). Se desempeñó como abogado en Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil. Trabajó en la Fundación TECHO-Chile y dirigió el movimiento Construye Sociedad. En 2017, publicó como editor el libro “Solidaridad: Política y Economía para el Chile Postransición”. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de los Andes

Cristián Loewe

Executive Vice President

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Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica and MBA from Universidad de Chile. Between 2018 - 2022 he was Coordinator of the Interministerial Coordination Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Previously, he was an associate at Barros & Errázuriz Abogados, advisor to the Senate of the Republic and Consultant at b2o Consulting.

Magdalena Vergara

Director/Research Department

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Abogada de la Universidad de los Andes y Máster en Derecho de la Universidad St. Thomas, (Estados Unidos). Exdirectora de formación de IdeaPaís, exdirectora ejecutiva de Acción Educar y parte del directorio de IdeaPaís entre los años 2021 y 2022.

Matias Petersen

Senior Researcher

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Degree in Social Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. PhD in Political Economy from King's College London. M.A. in Philosophy from Universidad de los Andes and M.A. in Political Economy from King's College London. Director of the Signos Center, Universidad de Los Andes.

Daniela Guzman

Assistant Director of Studies

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Political Scientist from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Master in Public Policy from the School of Government of the same university.
She has certificates in international relations, innovation, and project management.