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State-society relations in uncertain times: Social movement strategies, ideational contestation and the pandemic in Brazil and Argentina
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Abstract This article compares how COVID-19 affected state-society relations differently in two relatively similar countries: Brazil and Argentina. Bringing together social movement theories and ideational institutionalism, we argue that variation in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic is explained by the dif... view more
This article compares how COVID-19 affected state-society relations differently in two relatively similar countries: Brazil and Argentina. Bringing together social movement theories and ideational institutionalism, we argue that variation in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic is explained by the different roles played by social movements inside and outside government and by contrasting ideational disputes. The extreme uncertainty introduced by the pandemic generated intense contestation about the meaning of the crisis and how to resolve it. In Brazil, progressive social movements not only were excluded from the government coalition, but also had to combat a powerful discourse that denied the existence of a crisis altogether. Such denialism did not flourish in the same way in Argentina, where progressive social movements were part of national government processes. The result was that in Argentina, movement-government dynamics revolved around constructing long-term policy proposals, whereas in Brazil movements focused on short-term emergency responses.... view less
Keywords
Latin America; South America; Brazil; Argentina; society; social policy; health; national state; political participation; epidemic; political movement; strategy; international comparison; meaning; role
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
COVID-19; Pandemie; Seuchenbekämpfung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 333-349
Journal
International Political Science Review, 42 (2021) 3
Issue topic
Special Issue: The Political Ramifications of COVID-19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512121993713
ISSN
1460-373X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed