The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth

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Semán, Pablo; Welschinger Lascano, Nicolás Sebastían
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2025
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A shared disapproval of the economy, politics, and the state characterized theyoung voters who elected Argentina’s current libertarian president, Javier Milei. Thisdissatisfaction stems from experiences characterized by persistent inflation, chronicdisappointment with elected officials, and, underlying it all, the weakness of stateinstitutions. Against this backdrop, and in the face of rapid changes in technology andthe havoc of the pandemic, a social mindset favoring a right-wing agenda has emerged.This paper explores this mindset (which we refer to as “mejorismo”, or “betterism”) andits connection to the milestones cited above, arguing that the libertarian candidate’svictory was preceded by a profound social and cultural shift.
Fil: Semán, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Welschinger Lascano, Nicolás Sebastían. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
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title The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
spellingShingle The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
Semán, Pablo
YOUTH
MEJORISMO
LIBERTARIAN
POLÍTICA
title_short The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
title_full The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
title_fullStr The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
title_full_unstemmed The “mejoristas”: The rise of a libertarian mindset among Argentina’s youth
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Semán, Pablo
Welschinger Lascano, Nicolás Sebastían
author Semán, Pablo
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Welschinger Lascano, Nicolás Sebastían
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv YOUTH
MEJORISMO
LIBERTARIAN
POLÍTICA
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MEJORISMO
LIBERTARIAN
POLÍTICA
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A shared disapproval of the economy, politics, and the state characterized theyoung voters who elected Argentina’s current libertarian president, Javier Milei. Thisdissatisfaction stems from experiences characterized by persistent inflation, chronicdisappointment with elected officials, and, underlying it all, the weakness of stateinstitutions. Against this backdrop, and in the face of rapid changes in technology andthe havoc of the pandemic, a social mindset favoring a right-wing agenda has emerged.This paper explores this mindset (which we refer to as “mejorismo”, or “betterism”) andits connection to the milestones cited above, arguing that the libertarian candidate’svictory was preceded by a profound social and cultural shift.
Fil: Semán, Pablo. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Welschinger Lascano, Nicolás Sebastían. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
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