REPORT – After 40 years of democracy: achievements, debts and collective challenges
In 1983, Argentinians embarked on a new historical era: hopes were reborn, long-awaited embraces returned; tears transformed sadness into a nascent and yearned-for joy; grimaces of pain and muscles tense from attempts at rebellion gave way to shared laughter; songs heard in clandestine solitude emerged in the finest street symphony and choral expression of a people yearning for collective reunions postponed by fear, absence, and the wounds in their bodies and daily lives. In 40 years, there have been urgent matters, progress, and setbacks. Throughout this period, social memory, the search for truth, and justice became state policies. The year has arrived to celebrate the fourth decade of collective consensus and the "Never Again" movement, reaffirming its renewed and unwavering validity. In 2023, without an institutional coup – as in other times – but as a result of the legitimate citizen decision, those consensuses that were believed to be integrated into the Argentine capillary showed their fragility.
Throughout this process, from academic, scientific, cultural, and creative spheres, we renew our invitation to build the collective projects needed in this context, promoting social dialogues that embrace the diversity of backgrounds, identities, generations, and territories. Based on this context and this assessment, the Latin American Council of Social Sciences
(CLACSO) and the CLACSO member centers of Argentina present the opinion of the Call “After 40 years of democracy: achievements, debts and collective challenges.”
They were opened 66 forms and were finally received 22 applications, which after the technical and formal review, were in a position to be qualitatively evaluated by the Committee to consider the quality, relevance and coherence of the proposals according to the Call.
The evaluation process was carried out by a Committee composed of 9 Experts: Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky (Argentina), Mariano Fraschini (Argentina), Carolina Jiménez (Colombia), Gustavo Lema (Argentina), Fabiana Martínez (Argentina), Manuel Rivera (Guatemala), Ruth Sosa (Argentina), Sandra Valdettaro (Argentina) and Soledad Vercellino (Argentina).
Following the evaluation, which recognized the excellent quality, relevance and rigor of most of the applications, 10 proposals were selected for the essay category and one for the audiovisual category.
The list of selected proposals from the Call for Proposals is as follows:
|
Winning Proposals |
||||
|
Authors |
Member Center |
Country |
Title of the proposal |
Category |
|
Tania Julieta Rodriguez |
AR-030 – Gino Germani Research Institute – IIGG/UBA – Faculty of Social Sciences – University of Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
The union agenda from a feminist perspective: mobilizations, articulations and tensions in recent Argentina. |
Test |
|
Jerónimo Pinedo |
AR-044 – Institute of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences – IdIHCS/UNLP-CONICET – National University of La Plata – National Council for Scientific and Technical Research |
Argentina |
Contentious Democracy |
Test |
|
María Emilia Perri |
AR-064 – Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences – FCJS/UNL – National University of the Littoral |
Argentina |
The role of gender-sensitive electoral legislation in promoting inclusive political participation: An analysis of developments at the national and subnational levels in Argentina. |
Test |
|
María Belén Riveiro |
AR-030 – Gino Germani Research Institute – IIGG/UBA – Faculty of Social Sciences – University of Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Cultural citizenships, democratization and literary commitment: the editorial work of Ricardo Piglia (Los mundos posibles, Folios, 1983-1984, Argentina) |
Test |
|
Juan Bautista Lucca – María Angélica Gunturiz Rodríguez – Jose del Tronco |
AR-038 – Secretariat of Research and Postgraduate Studies – SIP/UNR – Faculty of Political Science and International Relations – UNR – National University of Rosario |
Argentina |
Critical junctures in Argentina's new democracy: Depoliticization and the erosion of popular support as risks to its stability |
Test |
|
Mariana Olmedo |
AR-095 – Department of Social Sciences – DCSUNDAV – National University of Avellaneda |
Argentina |
Converging Voices: The Impact of Transmedia Storytelling on Democracy |
Test |
|
Gabriela Dranovsky – Nicolás Alejo Lavagnino – Daniel Filmus |
AR-103 – Workers' Innovation Center – CITRA – CONICET and UMET (Metropolitan University for Education and Work) |
Argentina |
Forty years of democracy: achievements, difficulties and challenges in building state policies in Science, Technology and Innovation |
Test |
|
Mauro Benente |
AR-019 – Foundation for Social and Political Research – FISyP |
Argentina |
Constitutional reform and democracy. Forty years later |
Test |
|
Claudia Cecilia Anzorena |
AR-011 – Secretariat of Research and Scientific Publication – SIPUC/FCPyS – UNCUYO – Faculty of Political and Social Sciences – National University of Cuyo |
Argentina |
The feminist and sexual diversity movement in the history of democracy in Argentina (1983-2023). Without us, would only debts remain? |
Test |
|
Yussef Becher – Alberto Enrique Pérez |
AR-034 – Master's Degree in Society and Institutions – MSeI/UNSL – Faculty of Economic, Legal and Social Sciences – National University of San Luis |
Argentina |
The hegemonic production model, subjectivities, and generational configurations. The possibility in a democracy of building “another economy.” The case of the July 20 Cooperative in the city of Villa Mercedes (San Luis). |
Test |
|
María Jimena Sancho – Marcelo Fabian Lucero – Cinthia Milena Trigo Robles – Luis Alejandro Tomas |
AR-032 – Institute of Socioeconomic Research – IISE/UNSJ – Faculty of Social Sciences – National University of San Juan |
Argentina |
Forest of Memory |
Video |
This ruling is irrevocable and cannot be appealed.
Buenos Aires, July 5, 2024
