The social life of politics : ethics, kinship and union activism in Argentina / Sian Lazar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lazar, Sian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Political activity--Argentina.

Labor unions.

Labor movement--Argentina.

Labor movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

A central motor of Argentine historical and political development since the early twentieth century, unions have been the site of active citizenship in both political participation and the distribution of social, economic, political, and cultural rights. What brings activists to Argentine unions and what gives these unions their remarkable strength? The Social Life of Politics examines the intimate, personal, and family dimensions of two political activist groups: the Union of National Civil Servants (UPCN) and the Association of State Workers (ATE). These two unions represent distinct political orientations within Argentina's broad, vibrant labor movement: the UPCN identifies as predominantly Peronist, disciplined, and supportive of incumbent government, while the ATE prides itself on its democratic, horizontal approach and relative autonomy from the electoral process. Sian Lazar examines how activists in both unions create themselves as particular kinds of militants and forms of political community. The Social Life of Politics places the lived experience of political activism into historical relief and shows how ethics and family values deeply inform the process by which political actors are formed, understood, and joined together through collectivism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. The State and the Unions in Space and Time

Chapter 2. Militancia: An Ethics and Politics of the Self

Chapter 3. Family and Intergenerational Transmission of Militancia

Chapter 4. Pedagogy and Political Community

Chapter 5. Containment as Care

Chapter 6. Containment as Political Encompassment

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781503602427

1503602427

OCLC:

1198931965