Opinion polls and surveys in the BANADE archives: a productive use of governmental technologies by the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983)

Surveys and opinion polls were systematically carried out by the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983), becoming the main source to comprehend public opinion. Governmental and military institutions with intelligence services focused on the population carried out polls on collective moo...

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Published in:Canadian journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies 2019-05, Vol.44 (2), p.225-242
Main Authors: Schenquer, Laura, Risler, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
archives of repression
Archivos de la represión
Argentine military dictatorship
Campaigns
Communication strategies
Dictadura militar argentina
Dictators
Dictatorship
Discourse strategies
Intelligence
Intelligence gathering
Intelligence services
Obedience
Opinión pública
Polls & surveys
Polls and surveys
Propaganda
Psychosocial factors
public opinion
Public opinion surveys
Sondeos y encuestas
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Summary:Surveys and opinion polls were systematically carried out by the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983), becoming the main source to comprehend public opinion. Governmental and military institutions with intelligence services focused on the population carried out polls on collective moods, produced reports on the "psychosocial situation", and designed communication strategies as well as propaganda campaigns to revert the trend of negative opinion. This article analyzes opinion polls and surveys carried out in 1981, which have not been systematically studied yet. The polls and surveys can be found in the BANADE archives. These documents open a new dimension of analysis, which leads to the hypothesis that the last military dictatorship in Argentina governed not only through constant repression but also through a productive plan, as systematic as the suppressive plan, aiming at the regulation of behavior to achieve useful outcomes (compliance, support, obedience, etc.).
ISSN:0826-3663
2333-1461
DOI:10.1080/08263663.2019.1602937