When security is the center of debate. Notes on the 2013 electoral campaign

Authors

  • Vanesa Lio Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) CONICET Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)
  • Camila Dabat Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) Instituto Gino Germani (IIGG)

Keywords:

Communications, politics, campaigns, security

Abstract

In the context of liberal societies, the Government regulates the conditions for citizens to exercise their individual liberties, through the development of security mechanisms. In this context, campaigns allow identifying interpellation processes and the construction of political subjectivities. This paper aims to analyze the way in which the issue of security was described within the discourses of the main parties that were involved in the 2013 election for the Parliament of Buenos Aires Province. The analysis is focused on the main axes that structured the electoral debate: lowering the age of criminal responsibility, the creation of the provincial Ministry of Security, the local police, and the candidates’ proposals on security polices and planning. 

Author Biographies

Vanesa Lio, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) CONICET Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)

Bachelor in Communication Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Master in Public and Political Communication, Università di Pisa. Doctorate candidate in Social Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).

Camila Dabat, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) Instituto Gino Germani (IIGG)

Bachelor in Communication Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Candidate for Master degree in Communication and Culture, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).

Published

2014-11-14

How to Cite

Lio, V., & Dabat, C. (2014). When security is the center of debate. Notes on the 2013 electoral campaign. Journal of Research of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(6), 20-42. Retrieved from //rihumso.unlam.edu.ar/index.php/humanidades/article/view/63

Issue

Section

Social Communication