Abstract

ORTIZ DE ROZAS, Victoria. In search of the specific nature of democracy in Argentinean provinces: Discussion through the case of Santiago del Estero. Trab. soc. [online]. 2011, n.16, pp.271-285. ISSN 1514-6871.

In the field of provincial politics studies, there is growing interest in the means by which political forces have little or no chances at all of reaching provincial office, or forming legislative majorities; as well as in aspects related to the lack of independence of justice and of the media. The political space where the study is settled is Santiago del Estero, where the alternation occurred only after an important social mobilization with demands of political democratization in 2004. After five years in office, the ruling political force governs almost the whole territory and political opposition is weak; while there are still deficits regarding press liberty and justice independence. Considering electoral processes that took place since 2005, their form is described as "plebiscites" and not as the struggle between rival political projects. Beyond elections, limits regarding the possibility of building an alternative discourse to the official are considered, explaining the role that the official control of the information that circulates at the provincial level plays in this process.

Keywords : Provincial political space; Democracy; Electoral Process.

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