The boom of provincialisms in the Argentine Patagonia of the 21 century. A multilevel comparative analysis.

Abstract

The objective is to know the nature, causes and effects of the boom of ruling subnational political parties or provincialisms in the Argentine Northern and Central Patagonia (2015-2023) through three comparative case studies: Juntos Somos Río Negro (Río Negro), Chubut Somos Todos (Chubut) y Comunidad y Desarrollo Ciudadano (Neuquén). It focuses on the horizontal relations of diffusion between the provinces that affect their autonomy degree and the effects on their parties and party systems. This study contributes to the knowledge of three contemporary Patagonian province cases, and their multilevel effects. Nevertheless, at the same time, it aims to be a theoretical and methodological contribution to the study of subnational parties and party systems in Argentina in the twenty-first century. A conceptual precision of the term provincialism is offered to overcome its idiosyncratic bias and contribute to its construction as an object of study still little explored by literature.