Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology

This article presents a theoretical-methodological approach to the political process that took place during the implementation of one of the pillars of the Modernization Plan designed by Juntos Somos Bariloche administration (2015-2023) aimed at transforming the internal management of the local gove...

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Autor principal: Navarro, Celeste Verónica
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Antropología - FHyA 2025
Materias:
Valor
modernización
Estado
políticas públicas
Value
modernization
State
public policies
modernização
Acceso en línea:https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/343
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public policies
Valor
modernização
Estado
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Navarro, Celeste Verónica
Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
topic_facet Valor
modernización
Estado
políticas públicas
Value
modernization
State
public policies
Valor
modernização
Estado
políticas públicas
author Navarro, Celeste Verónica
author_facet Navarro, Celeste Verónica
author_sort Navarro, Celeste Verónica
title Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
title_short Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
title_full Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
title_fullStr Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
title_full_unstemmed Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology
title_sort value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in san carlos de bariloche. a theoretical-methodological essay from anthropology
description This article presents a theoretical-methodological approach to the political process that took place during the implementation of one of the pillars of the Modernization Plan designed by Juntos Somos Bariloche administration (2015-2023) aimed at transforming the internal management of the local government. On that basis, it inverts David Graeber's (2008, 2013, 2018) theory of value to bring it into empirical dialogue with the ethnographic materials produced during my doctoral research. Thus, the article takes "modernization" as an analytical object, assuming that, through the rhetoric of "Development," it has taken shape as a "social value" and in this way it has led to the political mobilization of various actors who, in the local arena, have struggled and continue to struggle to define what that status is and how it is achieved. The overall objective is to contribute to a situated understanding of the multiple ways in which the production (in the double sense of production and reproduction) of the local government as a local political institution is carried out, based on a series of contested and tension-filled practices and meanings surrounding what "a modern state" (and its agents) is, can or should be.
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spelling I15-R207-article-3432025-12-29T19:49:07Z Value and politics in the production of a "modern local state" in San Carlos de Bariloche. A theoretical-methodological essay from Anthropology Valor y política en la producción de un “Estado municipal moderno” en San Carlos de Bariloche. Un ensayo teórico-metodológico desde la Antropología. Valor e política na produção de um “estado municipal moderno” em San Carlos de Bariloche. Um ensaio teórico-metodológico de Antropologia Navarro, Celeste Verónica Valor modernización Estado políticas públicas Value modernization State public policies Valor modernização Estado políticas públicas This article presents a theoretical-methodological approach to the political process that took place during the implementation of one of the pillars of the Modernization Plan designed by Juntos Somos Bariloche administration (2015-2023) aimed at transforming the internal management of the local government. On that basis, it inverts David Graeber's (2008, 2013, 2018) theory of value to bring it into empirical dialogue with the ethnographic materials produced during my doctoral research. Thus, the article takes "modernization" as an analytical object, assuming that, through the rhetoric of "Development," it has taken shape as a "social value" and in this way it has led to the political mobilization of various actors who, in the local arena, have struggled and continue to struggle to define what that status is and how it is achieved. The overall objective is to contribute to a situated understanding of the multiple ways in which the production (in the double sense of production and reproduction) of the local government as a local political institution is carried out, based on a series of contested and tension-filled practices and meanings surrounding what "a modern state" (and its agents) is, can or should be. El artículo presenta una aproximación teórico-metodológica al proceso político que tuvo lugar en el marco de la implementación de uno de los ejes del Plan de Modernización diseñado por la gestión de gobierno de Juntos Somos Bariloche (2015-2023) dirigido a la transformación de la gestión interna del municipio local. Desde allí, realiza una inversión de la teoría del valor de David Graeber (2008, 2013, 2018) para ponerla en diálogo empírico con algunos materiales etnográficos producidos en el curso de mi investigación doctoral. Así, el escrito toma a la “modernización” como objeto analítico asumiendo que, de la mano de la retórica del “Desarrollo”, ha cobrado la forma de un “valor social” y que, como tal, ha dado lugar a la movilización política de los distintos actores que, en el escenario municipal, han pujado y pujan por definir qué es y cómo se alcanza esa condición. El objetivo general es contribuir al entendimiento situado de los múltiples modos mediante los que se lleva a cabo la producción (en el doble sentido de producción y reproducción) del municipio como institucionalidad política local, a partir y sobre una serie de prácticas y sentidos disputados y tensionados en torno a lo que “un estado moderno” (y sus agentes) es, puede(n)/debe(n) ser. O artigo apresenta uma abordagem teórica e metodológica do processo político ocorrido no marco da implementação de um dos eixos do Plano de Modernização desenhado pelo governo Juntos Somos Bariloche (2015-2023), que visa transformar a gestão interna do município local. A partir daí, inverte a teoria do valor de David Graeber (2008, 2013, 2018) para colocá-la em diálogo empírico com alguns materiais etnográficos produzidos no decorrer da minha pesquisa doutoral. O artigo considera a “modernização” como objeto de análise, partindo do princípio de que, a par da retórica do “Desenvolvimento”, esta assumiu a forma de um “valor social” e, como tal, originou à mobilização política dos diversos atores que, no cenário municipal, lutaram e lutam para definir o que é essa condição e como se alcança. O objetivo geral é contribuir para uma compreensão situada das múltiplas formas como se realiza a produção (no duplo sentido de produção e reprodução) do município como instituição política local, a partir e fundamentada numa série de práticas e significados disputados e tensionados em torno do que “um Estado moderno” (e seus agentes) é, pode/deve ser. Escuela de Antropología - FHyA 2025-12-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/343 10.35305/rea.XXXVI.343 Revista de la Escuela de Antropología; Núm. XXXVI (2025): jul-dic 2618-2998 1852-1576 spa https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/343/423 https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/343/424 https://revistadeantropologia.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistadeantropologia/article/view/343/425 Derechos de autor 2025 Celeste Verónica Navarro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

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