De lo político como nacimiento y modos de vida plurales en espacios asociativos

Since the 1990s, Argentina has seen increased social policy devices with different associative spaces as protagonists; in particular, around employment programs articulated by different organizations of civil society, social movements and political groups trying to own and redefine these devices. This article proposes a reflection about the experience of politics in a population that breaks into national politics in the 2001 crisis and self-manages an alternative way of life. From an ethnographic work, it will describe how politics is anchored in everyday life impregnating the collective organization, work, food or cultural productions and consumption. Ethnographic fieldwork allows questioning hierarchical distinctions among political mobilizations based on universal claims and sector manifestations according to particular interests to deploy forms of plural involvement. The article restores different dimensions of involvement highlighting the effects of sharing a meeting place, cultural events, work and militancy in the search for a politically informed sharing, in particular for claiming self-management.