Emancipation: On the Approval of the Equal Rights Marriage Law in Argentina

This article offers an interpretation on the approval of the equal rights marriage law in Argentina, in the context of the “kirchnerist” populist approach. Therefore, it appeals to the notion of emancipation –on which theoretical background is offered– in order to build on the hypothesis that “kirch...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Biglieri, Paula
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:Ecuador
Institution:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repository:Revista ICONOS
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/97
Online Access:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/97
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Equal rights marriage
emancipation
equality
populism
kirchnerist
Argentina.
Matrimonio igualitario
Emancipación
Igualdad
Populismo
Kirchnerismo
Argentina
Equal rights married
Emancipation
Equality
Populism
Kirchnerist
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Summary:This article offers an interpretation on the approval of the equal rights marriage law in Argentina, in the context of the “kirchnerist” populist approach. Therefore, it appeals to the notion of emancipation –on which theoretical background is offered– in order to build on the hypothesis that “kirchnerism” presents itself as a platform for emancipatory practices, and to study the GLBT movement’s strategy from two of its key moves: a) thinking about the government as a valid space for political emancipatory struggles and b) turning the particular demand of one given entry-level worker into a popular demand.