Protests of Justice & Inequality in 

Buenos Aires

A Nation of Immigrants

Pattern of State Corruption

Government Instability

Military Coups

  • 1930
  • 1943
  • 1955
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1976

1983 -  Return to democracy

1980s - Hyperinflation

1990s - Neoliberal reforms

2001 -   Economic collapse

2000s -  Manipulative politics

Geography of Protests

Piquetes & Piqueteros

Cacerolazos

Protests are accepted forms of social & political expression

The city is not on fire

Protest Movements in Buenos Aires

By Jeff Barry

Protest Movements in Buenos Aires

An overview of urban protests in Argentina as a comparative study prepared as a guest lecutre for the course History 207-France: The Contested Nation. (The slides are mostly images. No audio or text of presentation available.)

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