Abstract

RETAMOZO, Martín  and  DELL’UNTI, Cristóbal. Peronism and the City. Competence and Articulation in the Electoral Strategies of the Justicialist Party in La Plata City, Argentina (2015-2019). Estud. Polit. [online]. 2020, n.58, pp.233-261. ISSN 0121-5167.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.espo.n58a11.

The analysis of the internal organization of Peronism is a very popular topic of discussion in the studies of Argentinean political parties. From the different analytical matrices that participate in this dialogue, the analyses focused on the municipal dimension have indicated important phenomena to understand the logic of interaction of the several groups that compose this force. This article aims to provide evidence to understand the political dynamics of Peronism in the city of La Plata (Argentina) by focusing on the electoral processes between 2015 and 2019, when this political force was opposition at the local, provincial, and national levels. The study shows how the local political actors of Peronism define their tactics in structures of specific electoral opportunities from the available resources: competitive candidacies and capacity for articulation with grassroots groups. Accordingly, the «platense» Peronism displays a logic of «partisan movement» which has allowed it to have a turnover of party elites and a reconversion in its relationship with the electorate.

Keywords : Political Parties; Subnational Elections; Local Politics; Party Movement; Electoral Opportunity Structure; Peronism.

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