Title: Dictatorship, transition, and the forging of political science in Uruguay.
Authors: Ravecca, Paulo; Boncourt, Thibaud
Abstract: Argument: The study examines the trajectory of Uruguayan Political Science (PS) from a critical theory perspective. Concretely, the article focuses on PS' institutional birth and early period (1980s and 1990s) and shows how broader political and ideological transformations had a significant impact on its discourse on Uruguayan democracy. Three components of such discourse are unpacked: The embrace of liberalism, the rejection of Marxism, and the uncritical engagement with the local political system, particularly the 'traditional parties.' The argument is supported by a systematic analysis of the 163 articles published by Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política (RUCP) from 1987 to 2012 and 22 in-depth interviews with scholars from the Instituto de Ciencia Política (ICP) at Universidad de la República (UdelaR).
Subjects: URUGUAY; POLITICAL science; DICTATORSHIP; POLITICAL systems; CRITICAL theory; METALWORK; DEAMINATION
Publication: Science in Context (0269-8897), 2020, Vol 33, Issue 2, p171
ISSN: 0269-8897
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1017/S026988972000023X

Dictatorship, transition, and the forging of political science in Uruguay.

Ravecca, Paulo; Boncourt, Thibaud