Political participation during Kirchnerism

Situation analysis (San Juan 2003-07)

Abstract

Among the intellectuals in the political field there is the perspective that during the so-called Kirchnerism political participation was unusually active, not so much with a sign of protest but rather as adhesion and commitment to the process promoted by the government. It is the intention of this article to communicate some advances of a doctoral thesis work, which addresses the ways and practices of political participation that unfold in the province of San Juan during the first period as governor of Gioja, coinciding with the Kirchner presidency, between 2003-2007. It is intended to address a discussion not only inherent to the academic field, but of interest to the social actors of politics.
The analysis starts in two dimensions, the economic structure and its manifestations in the political superstructure, trying to answer some questions about the social and political construction of that moment. What are the breaks and / or continuities with the previous model of political construction? What are the characteristics of the genesis and structuring of political participation during that time, in the broad block of the Front for Victory? Was Kirchnerism a movement substantially different from traditional forms of politics? How was this phenomenon in San Juan?