The Circuit of Detachment in Chile
Understanding the Fate of a Neoliberal Laboratory

This Element discusses the effects of neoliberalism and pressures for social democratisation on society, individuals, and politics.

Kathya Araujo (Author)

9781009310710, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 August 2022

80 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 0.5 cm, 0.135 kg

This Element discusses the consequences on the social bond of the conjoint action of the economic and social model inspired by the premises of neoliberalism and of the powerful pressures for the democratization of social relations in Chilean society. It is based upon empirical research developed in the past fifteen years. The main argument in this Element is that these processes have had as one of its most important effects the generation of a circuit of detachment, that is, a process that leads to different forms of disidentification and distancing from logics and principles that govern social relations and interaction. It is a dynamic circuit consisting of four components: excess, disenchantment, irritation, and, finally, detachment. The Element analyzes this circuit and each of its components as well as its consequences for the social bond. It also includes a brief reflection on the impact of this circuit over the political bond.

1. Introduction
2. Excessiveness
3. Disenchantment
4. Irritation
5. Detachment
6. The circuit of detachment and the political bond
7. Final reflections
References
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Economic systems & structures [KCS], Political economy [KCP], Social discrimination & inequality [JFFJ]