The Political Makings of the 2001 Lootings in Argentina

• Javier Auyero ^[1]
  1. [1] State University of New York

     State University of New York

     City of Albany, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of Latin American Studies, ISSN 0022-216X, ISSN-e 1469-767X, Vol. 38, Nº. 2, 2006, págs. 241-265
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X06000708
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  • Based on archival research and on multi-sited fieldwork, this article offers the first available description of the food lootings that took place in Argentina in December 2001. The paper joins the current relational turn in the study of collective violence. It examines the existing continuities between everyday life, routine politics and extraordinary massive actions, and scrutinises the grey zone where the deeds and networks of looters, political entrepreneurs and law enforcement officials meet and mesh. The article reconstructs the looting dynamics at one specific site and highlights the existence of three mechanisms during the episodes: 1. the creation of opportunities by party brokers and police agents, 2. the validation of looting by state elites, and 3. the signalling spiral carried out by party brokers.

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