Leesa Rasp, Ph.D.

RaspLe@hssu.edu


Assistant Professor

Harris-Stowe State University

Year of PhD: 2023

Country: United States (Missouri)

About Me:

Research interests: social mobilization, Chile, Chilean student mobilization, Chilean government, inequality, BLM, U.S. social movements, social cohesion. 

Research Interests

Latin American And Caribbean Politics

Comparative Political Institutions

Comparative Democratization

Political Participation

American Presidency And Executive Politics

Social Movements

Chilean Student Movement

Inequality

Poverty

Countries of Interest

Chile

United States

Publications:

Other:

(2022) “It’s not 30 pesos, it’s 30 years”: Chile’s Fight for a More Equal Society, Australian Outlook

After resoundingly voting to write a new Constitution to replace the 1980 Pinochet-era Constitution, Chile voted to reject the first draft of the document. A well-funded misinformation campaign, combined with a lack of official information from the state, helped to defeat it.

Media Appearances:

Other:

(2016) Bustle

Fault lines in U.S. political parties, political divides within parties