Cristóbal Bellolio
Cristóbal Bellolio | |
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| Occupations | Political theorist, lawyer, academic |
| Employer | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez |
| Known for | Liberalism, political theory, democracy and science, populism, secularism |
| Notable work | Liberalismo. Una cartografía (2020) Ateos fuera del clóset (2014) La era del pesimismo democrático (2024) |
| Relatives | Blas Bellolio (grandfather), Jaime Bellolio (cousin), Álvaro Bellolio (cousin) |
Cristóbal Bellolio Badiola is a Chilean political theorist, lawyer and academic known for his work on liberalism, normative political theory, secularism and the relationship between science and democracy.
He serves as associate professor at the School of Government of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile.
Beyond academia, Bellolio is a frequent commentator in Chilean media and an author of essays on politics, atheism, and contemporary liberalism. He has written for La Tercera, El Mostrador, and Diario Financiero, and was a candidate for the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention for District 11.