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Accepted Paper:
Social protests at an agricultural town from Argentina
Francisco Javier Bonis
(Universidad Nacional De Rosario)
Paper short abstract:
The paper consists of a comparison between mobilizations took place at a town from the country of Argentina, during the years 2001-2002 and 2008. It was taken into consideration material, political and symbolic issues.
Paper long abstract:
Argentina received the 21st century with a social context characterized by huge social conflicts, which had started in the mid-1990s. Within this framework, the town of Casilda - placed at the center of the country - were also able to witness these kinds of events. Furthermore, on 15 January there was an innovative protest because of its great magnitude, the determination of the claim and the major people's participation. This episode was known as the 'Casildazo'.
Years later, during 2008 the country faced again a period with social conflicts caused by the Agricultural Sector of the economy. It was against the Ministry of Agriculture of the state and the reason was the Resolution 125/08 that the Ministry created. The resolution turned the export aliquots into moveable aliquots and they were also called 'moveable withholdings'.
In this paper we are going to make a comparison between these two processes, analyzing the mobilized actors, reported claims and social relations occurred. Moreover, we are going to make a review about contexts in which these issues took place, the role played by the agricultural policies of the state and the relevant characteristics of the Casilda's protest. It was taken into account material, political and symbolic issues.
Politics and social mobilization: contemporary insights in the relations among governments, states and civil societies in Africa and Latin America
Session 1 Thursday 8 August, 2013, -