Talking the Talk: The Construction of Activist Capital in Argentinian Popular Social Movements
This article analyzes the socialization and construction of social and political capital in popular movements in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. To analyze this case, we employ a theoretical framework which draws on the concepts of activist social capital and political socializatio...
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| description | This article analyzes the socialization and construction of social and political capital in popular movements in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. To analyze this case, we employ a theoretical framework which draws on the concepts of activist social capital and political socialization. These concepts serve to illuminate the native Argentinian concept of “talking the talk”, which is a key skill that contributes to the construction of one’s social capital as an activist. We argue that this know how is particularly important in determining one’s trajectory as an activist. However, understanding how to employ political discourse requires the adoption of a gender lens given that the mastery of “talking the talk” represents a greater challenge for female activists who have to overcome the impossibility of speaking. The reflections developed in this article problematize the everyday politics and practices of popular social movements given that the know-how of “talking the talk” contributes to the crystallization of the gendered social division of labor in social movements. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0d09cc24b6e4be08f49d9f9554ed47e2025-02-02T04:13:55ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832018-05-01226117920210.17141/iconos.61.2018.2778Talking the Talk: The Construction of Activist Capital in Argentinian Popular Social MovementsMaría Mercedes Palumbo 0Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), ArgentinaThis article analyzes the socialization and construction of social and political capital in popular movements in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. To analyze this case, we employ a theoretical framework which draws on the concepts of activist social capital and political socialization. These concepts serve to illuminate the native Argentinian concept of “talking the talk”, which is a key skill that contributes to the construction of one’s social capital as an activist. We argue that this know how is particularly important in determining one’s trajectory as an activist. However, understanding how to employ political discourse requires the adoption of a gender lens given that the mastery of “talking the talk” represents a greater challenge for female activists who have to overcome the impossibility of speaking. The reflections developed in this article problematize the everyday politics and practices of popular social movements given that the know-how of “talking the talk” contributes to the crystallization of the gendered social division of labor in social movements.http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/2778Activist capitalpolitical socializationactivistpolitical subjectivitiespopular movementspopular classesArgentina |
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| title | Talking the Talk: The Construction of Activist Capital in Argentinian Popular Social Movements |
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