Argentine Socialists and the Argentina-Chile Border Conflict. Forms and Meanings of Antimilitarism in the Origins of the Socialist Party in Argentina (1894-1902)

Abstract

The socialist internationalism arises in the late nineteenth century as an innovative phenomenon for the deployment of a sustained response to the rise of militarism and the “new religion” of patriotism. This debate will have an impact on the Argentine socialism, questioned by the border conflict between Argentina and Chile. The 1890s witness a bellicose escalation and mobilization of various sectors of Argentine society and politics, surmounted by the sanction of compulsory military service in 1901. This work thus focuses on two aspects: on one hand, the reception of the debates of the Second International by the rising Argentine socialism; and on the other hand, the forms of antimilitarism intervention that will shape the profile of the Socialist Party in Argentina.

Keywords

• Antimilitarism
• Nationalism
• Argentine socialism
• Second International