The Neoliberal Treatment of Solidarity in Democratic Chile: A Comparative View of Solidary Discourses in 1991 and 2006

This research note focuses on social representations of solidarity based on recent research. The study attempts to identify the social circulation of the concept of solidarity by observing the discourses used to construct it, the practices these reflect, and the modes of social connection they promo...

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Published in:Latin American research review 2010-01, Vol.45 (1), p.189-202
Main Authors: Dockendorff, Cecilia, Roman Brugnoli, Jose Antonio, Energici Sprovera, Maria Alejandra
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Business
Chile
Citizens
Neoliberalism
Norms
Publicity
Representation
Values
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Summary:This research note focuses on social representations of solidarity based on recent research. The study attempts to identify the social circulation of the concept of solidarity by observing the discourses used to construct it, the practices these reflect, and the modes of social connection they promote. The note examines the varying contemporary representations of solidarity that appear in publicity generated by the Chilean government, businesses, and social organizations. In calls for citizens to exercise solidarity, differences among the discourses tend to diminish, while neoliberal values take priority. The note concludes that a neoliberalization of solidarity can be observed. The average citizen does not perceive this neoliberal substratum, focusing mainly on the theme presented, only rarely on the manner of presentation, and almost never on the statement's social effects. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0023-8791
DOI:10.1353/lar.0.0096