Abstract

CASTIGLIONI, Carlos Anibal PERIS. Qualitative analysis of the political-electoral task from the experiences of the polices of a police station in Asunción, Paraguay. Trab. soc. [online]. 2018, n.31, pp.73-86. ISSN 1514-6871.

When examining the exercise of the Paraguayan National Police, most of the speeches focused on criticizing the institution under a passive execution logic. It has been projected to officers who only limited themselves to follow orders, those were no more than a service tool of the power of duty. The present study pointed out that this perspective is deficient, proposing that, in addition to the directives of the superiors, the experiences, concepts and ideas of the agents would also come into play. Thus, it was proposed to demonstrate that the policing would be composed of the daily life of each of its members. For this purpose, the chosen scenario has been a commissioner of the City of Asunción-Paraguay, during the elections of the Republican National Association. The work was carried out in November of 2017 where, following the qualitative method of in-depth interviews, they inquired into their perceptions in the political and, as you are, they configured a characteristic type of performance. Asking about their experiences, definitions, motivations and expectations, the research was based on two experiences: one established from the impressions of the police chief and another, based on an investigation together with two mid-level police officers. The main conclusion obtained was that depending on the position occupied in the ranks, the political was lived in various ways, one that marked a type of action beyond the demands or commissions of the command structure.

Keywords : politics; Paraguay; Police; Labor; Election.

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