Peronism Explained with Brandon Lightly

In this installment of the National Fronts series on VarnVlog, C. Derick Varn is joined by writing partner Brandon Lightly to deliver a comprehensive historical and materialist deconstruction of Peronism (Justicialism) in Argentina. Varn and Lightly trace the evolution of Juan Domingo Perón’s movement from the 1943 military coup (GOU) and his time in the Department of Labor to his 1946 democratic election and the charismatic role of Eva "Evita" Perón to his death and its aftermath. Featured Topics & Takeaways: The Rise of Justicialism: How Juan Perón leveraged labor courts, paid leave, and state-backed collective bargaining to formalize the Argentine working class. Third Positionism (Tercera Posición): Attempting to carve out national economic sovereignty independent of both US imperialism and Soviet communism. The Split of Peronism: The violent 1970s ideological rupture between the revolutionary socialist Montoneros and the orthodox, anti-communist trade union right. Work Cited: Finchelstein, F. (2014). From Fascism to Populism in History. UC Press. Germani, G. (1978). Authoritarianism, Fascism, and National Populism. Transaction. Laclau, E. (2005). On Populist Reason. Verso. Marxist Theory & Bonapartism Marx, K. (1852/1978). The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. Norton. Peña, M. (1971). Masas, Caudillos y Elites. Fichas. Ramos, J. A. (1957). Revolución y Contrarrevolución en la Argentina. Plus Ultra. Trotsky, L. (1938–39/1973). Problems of the Latin American Revolution. Pathfinder. Gillespie, R. (1982). Soldiers of Perón: Argentina's Montoneros. Oxford UP. Hodges, D. C. (1976). Argentina, 1943–1976. UNM Press. James, D. (1988). Resistance and Integration. Cambridge UP. Political Economy, ISI, & "Stop-Go" Cycles Diamand, M. (1972). La estructura productiva desequilibrada argentina. Desarrollo Económico. Díaz-Alejandro, C. F. (1970). Essays on the Economic History of the Argentine Republic. Yale UP. Gerchunoff, P., & Llach, L. (1998). El Ciclo de la Ilusión y el Desencanto. Ariel. O'Donnell, G. (1978). State and Alliances in Argentina, 1956–1976. J. Dev. Stud. Prebisch, R. (1950). The Economic Development of Latin America. UN. Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to Bitterlake Support the show Crew: Host: C. Derick Varn Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake. Intro Video Design: Jason Myles Art Design: Corn and C. Derick Varn Links and Social Media: twitter: @varnvlog blue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.social You can find the additional streams on Youtube Current Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer, SNT-BRCH, Joshua Parsons