Political Polarization in Times of Crisis: La grieta and Its Impact on Argentine Democracy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Magdalena Lisińska Jagiellonian University in Kraków

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.19.2022.81.06

Keywords:

Argentina, Covid‑19, democracy, polarization, la grieta

Abstract

The article discusses how the Argentine socio‑political polarization known as la grieta has influenced the country’s politics and impacted democratic standards during the Covid‑19 pandemic. It uses qualitative data to present the nature of Argentine socio‑political polarization, the outbreak of the Covid‑19 pandemic in Argentina and new areas of polarization that emerged in the country under the pandemic situation, mainly the quarantine measures and vaccination campaign. The paper also takes a look on potential challenges for the Argentine democracy in a post‑pandemic reality.

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Author Biography

Magdalena Lisińska, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

PhD in political science, assistant professor at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her research interests include Latin American politics and history with the main focus on Argentina.

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2022-12-28

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Lisińska, Magdalena. 2022. “Political Polarization in Times of Crisis: La Grieta and Its Impact on Argentine Democracy During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Politeja 19 (6(81):123-38. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.19.2022.81.06.