Political economy of populism: The case of Argentina

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2017

Öğrenci: TUĞÇE KURT

Danışman: OSMAN GALİP YALMAN

Özet:

This thesis analyzes the concept of populism as a political logic by comparing three populist eras in Argentine history so as to understand if populist movements could be articulated to sustainable economic development strategies. The capacity of populism to articulate different classes ans ideologies in times of crises have reproduced populist movements throughout Argentine history. The role of populism in crisis resolution and neutralizing social conflict is discussed through analysis of political economy during the rules of Juan Domingo Peron, Carlos Menem and Nestor Kirchner. The analysis is focussed on the way in which populism have changed the economic and political structure in Argentina. Therefore, this thesis seeks to analyse the political and economic transformations during these populist rules in Argentina as well as the extent of change in the relations with the global economic system so as to construct an understanding of the developmental capacities of these populist rules.