This research line tackles on the relations among the Chilean State, the Chilean society, and the original peoples, focusing specifically on public policies. Our goal is to study, at both macro and micro level, the articulation and impact of public policies aimed at indigenous population-related contexts, in view of enlightening the complete range of actors and actions involved in these processes.

The hypothesis here is that public policies specifically geared toward original peoples in Chile have not had the necessary political weight to achieve significant progress in their recognition and inclusion in the country’s dynamics, as they focus almost exclusively on indigenous peoples, having little impact on the rest of the country’s population. It is necessary, then, to promote, design and implement policies that acknowledge and value cultural diversity, to make them operate effectively in conjunction with initiatives that promote the strengthening of democracy, civic participation and the integration of  perspectives of the different actors on matters of public interest.