¿“Nos enfrentamos y nos abrazamos”? Un nuevo recorrido por los usos oficiales del pasado durante el bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo

El presente trabajo analiza, en primer lugar, los modos en que la historia argentina se tradujo, durante los festejos oficiales del bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo, en artefactos culturales y festivos dirigidos a atraer un público vasto, prestando especial atención a los usos del pasado allí exhibidos. En segundo lugar, pone en relación dichas operaciones con las variaciones ocurridas en el nivel de las prácticas políticas gubernamentales tras la crisis política de 2008. En última instancia, se plantea que el gobierno de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner se inclinó, al momento de proyectar el festejo patrio en cuestión, por una lógica discursiva liberal–centrada, especialmente, en el consenso inclusivo y la aceptación de las diferencias–con el fin de matizar la partición del espacio socio-político, exhibir una nación reconciliada, interpelar a la sociedad argentina en su conjunto y, de ese modo, contribuir a la reconstrucción de su hegemonía política.Firstly, this paper analyzes how Argentinian history was translated, during the national celebrations of the May Revolution bicentennial, into cultural and festive devices aimed at attracting a massive audience, paying special attention to the uses of the past displayed. Secondly, it illustrates the relations between these operations and the variations of government policy that occurred after the 2008 political crisis. Ultimately, it claims that the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration adopted, when it came to planning this national holiday, a liberal discursive logic – mainly characterized by inclusive consensus and pluralism – in order to ease the division of the social and political space, display a reconciled nation, address the entire Argentinean society and, thereby, contribute to the reconstruction of Kirchnerist hegemony.Fil: Amorebieta y Vera, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

A general model for the comparative analysis of social inequalities between Europe and Latin America

Production of INCASI Project H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 GA 691004The chapter is an introduction to the book that places the research perspective for the comparative analysis of social inequalities between Europe and Latin America in a theoretical and methodological framework. Particularly, we present the INCASI project, the objectives, and discuss the concept of social inequalities in Latin American countries in comparison with European countries in order to create a dialogue that fills the knowledge gap between these two different traditions. To do so, we propose an Analytical Model on Social Inequalities and Trajectories (AMOSIT). Finally, the structure and general contents of the book are presented

Between the lobby and the podium. Corporate political action of multinational corporations in Argentina (2003–2015)

En este estudio se analiza la acción política que desplegaron las principales empresas multinacionales extranjeras de la Argentina durante los años en los que gobernó el kirchnerismo (2003-2015). Concretamente focaliza en el estudio de dos acciones específicas y opuestas entre sí: las intervenciones públicas en prensa y el lobby a los funcionarios del Poder Ejecutivo Nacional. Sobre la base de un exhaustivo trabajo empírico que contempló el análisis de una veintena de entrevistas en profundidad, 491 declaraciones en prensa de diferentes actores vinculados a las principales empresas multinacionales del país, y 838 pedidos de audiencia pública con funcionarios, mostramos que tanto el sector de actividad de las firmas como la estructura de oportunidades políticas (la relación con el gobierno, los tiempos electorales, entre otros factores) resultan aspectos esenciales para comprender las razones que podrían conducir a una empresa extranjera a actuar políticamente y, en caso de hacerlo, a priorizar un tipo de acción por sobre la otra.This study analyzes the political action taken by Argentina’s main foreign multinational corporations during Kirchnerism (2003–2015). Specifically, it focuses on the study of two specific and contradictory actions: public interventions in the press and lobbying National Executive Branch officials. On the basis of an exhaustive empirical work that contemplated the analysis of approximately twenty in- depth interviews, 491 statements in the press by different actors linked to the country’s main multinational companies, and 838 requests for public hearings with officials, we showed that both the firms’ sector of activity and the structure of political opportunities (the relationship with the government, electoral times, among other factors) are essential aspects for understanding the reasons that could lead a foreign company to act politically and, if it does, to prioritize one type of action over the otherFil: Dulitzky, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Innovación de los Trabajadores. Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo. Centro de Innovación de los Trabajadores; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Argentine industrialization: A critique of the liberal and dependentist schools

We aim to analyze the early trajectory of Argentine industry from the perspective of uneven and combined development. Argentine integration into the world market based on the export of agricultural goods had not neglected industrial development. At first, Argentine industry benefited from its late emergence and rapidly followed the path of leading countries' manufactures. But initial advantage soon turned into a liability. The emergence of large-scale industry required expanded markets that were already occupied by older and stronger competitors. The 1930 crisis and the impact of the Second World War aggravated this problem. Attempts to remedy the situation - an export-led industrialization scheme and an internal-market-oriented economy - failed successively. We study this process through the analysis of Argentine industrial chambers' journals, reports from the United States Department of Foreign Trade and Argentine official government documents. We find that the export-led industrialization project failed because of the weakness of Argentine industries and not because of economic nationalism. That was the outcome of the previous failure of liberal projects and of the international constraints imposed by the Second World War and its aftermath. During this later period of internal-market-oriented economy, the gap between Argentine and international productivity widened. This paper presents an innovative interpretation that transcends liberal and nationalistic explanations and serves as a case study of the implications of uneven and combined development.Fil: Sartelli, Héctor Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; ArgentinaFil: Kabat, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentin