Activismo y organización barrial. Chilenos en la Patagonia argentina hacia la década de 1980

Abstract

This paper proposes an approach to the role of the Chilean activism in the organization of popular neighborhoods in the Argentinian Patagonia towards the 1980s. We use as case studies two of the largest cities of the region: Neuquén, capital of the province with the same name, and San Carlos de Bariloche, located in the province of Rio Negro. Based on the analysis of statistical data, legislation, neighborhood newsletters and oral interviews, among other sources, we analyze paradigmatic experiences of neighborhood organization of those years in both cities, where Chilean immigrants with previous experiences of activism played a key role.