Narcissistic authoritarianism and deceptive articulation in Bolsonaro’s case. (necessary) distinctions among populism and capitalist discourse

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2021v26n2p362

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Capitalist discourse, Populism, Articulation, Authoritatianism, Bolsonaro

Abstract

In this paper we set up that Bolsonaro’s case analysis as a right-wing populism does not take into account an underlying subjective dynamic which implies contemporary structural ideological transformations. By analysing a spot from his electoral campaign, we consider that the collective phenomenon around Bolsonaro its symptomatic of a new political form, authoritarian and narcissistic, that can be rendered intelligible with the notion of Capitalist Discourse, set by Jacques Lacan. Within this theoretical composition, we conclude that, in Bolsonaro’s case, rather than a populist experience, we can find a deceptive articulation, where a radical repression of the social difference is produced along with a command to enjoy that seals the subject.

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Jorge Gabriel Foa Torres, Universidade Nacional de Villa María - UNVM

Lawyer. Doctor in Political Science (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba). CONICET researcher working at the Knowledge Center. Professor at the Universiad Nacional de Villa María.

Juan Manuel Reynares, Universidade Nacional de Villa María - UNVM

Doctor in Political Science (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba). Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Villa María.

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Published

2021-08-31

How to Cite

TORRES, Jorge Gabriel Foa; REYNARES, Juan Manuel. Narcissistic authoritarianism and deceptive articulation in Bolsonaro’s case. (necessary) distinctions among populism and capitalist discourse. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 26, n. 2, p. 362–379, 2021. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2021v26n2p362. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/41618. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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