Indictments, Myths, and Citizen Mobilization in Argentina

A Discourse Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID2965701
AuthorsAriel C Armony (0000-0003-3821-0364, Colby College), Victor Armony (0000-0002-5913-2417, Université du Québec à Montréal)
Year2005
Volume47
Issue4
Pages27-54
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1548-2456.2005.tb00327.x
OpenAlexW2105173981
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited22

Most accounts of the turmoil that shook Argentina in 2001-2 focused on the harmful impact of the financial environment, imprudent policymaking, and institutional weaknesses. These explanations paid little attention to the cultural frames and cognitive patterns that underlie the connection between civil society and political society. Based on a discourse analysis of Internet forums and presidential speeches, this article argues that the Argentine crisis cannot be fully grasped without considering the link between collective behavior and ingrained conceptions of national identity. The analysis finds that national myths and definitional questions of national purpose are key factors in the way citizens behave in the context of an economic and political crisis

Civil society · Media studies · Mobilization · Mythology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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