Dissertation Information for Silvio Waisbord NAME: - Silvio Waisbord
- (Alias) Silvio Ricardo Waisbord
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Sociology
SCHOOL:
- University of California, San Diego (USA) (1993)
ADVISORS: - None COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - None
MPACT Status: Incomplete - Inspected
Title: Party lines: Political parties and mass media in Argentine election campaigns, 1983-1989
Abstract: "This dissertation analyzes the evolution of the making of election campaigns in Argentina during the 1980s. The goals of this work are to understand better the processes shaping the characteristics of electioneering, and to examine the role of political parties and the mass media in communicating politics in contemporary Argentina.
The central argument is that electioneering styles result from both institutional dynamics and cultural frameworks. The organizational dynamics of political parties and mass media coupled with existing worldviews among political activists (candidates, campaign aides, party militants) frame the context and the decision-making process of election campaigning. It is argued that institutional constrains and actors' beliefs are crucial to comprehend the characteristics of stumping activities as well as the more general dynamics of political communication in a given democracy.
The evolution of Argentine election campaigns during the 1980s speaks of important changes at both the institutional and the cultural levels. In this sense, it is suggested that the expansion of the so-called modern styles of campaigning needs to be understood not as a result of the availability of new communication technologies, but rather as a byproduct of developments in communication institutions and political cultures.
The case of Argentine election campaigns challenges the assumption that the coming of modern technologies necessarily entails the fading out of former communication practices and/or the homogenization (the ""Americanization"") of election campaigns. The persistence of institutional arrangements granting party dynamics the monopoly of nomination politics, partisan loyalties among candidates and campaign headquarters, and intricate relations between political powers and the mass media account for why, despite the massive use of new technologies, Argentine electioneering still displays the whole gamut of traditional styles. The perpetuation of party dynamics, partisan cultures, and the particular arrangements between parties and media organizations fashion Argentine campaigns as a blend of old and new electioneering practices."
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