A territorialização do controle social por meio de políticas de workfare

Abstract

The Unemployed Programme known as “Jefas y Jefes de Hogar Desocupados” (PJJHD) has been implemented in Argentina since 2002 and could be included in the usually callede workfare policies, which are a kind of assistance program on conditions of work. This type of policies are connected directly with the main attributes of neoliberal State, where the right to work is replaced by an obligation that besides, is reinforced by strong social control devices. The objective of this paper is to analyze the particular way in which control social operates over PJJHD´s beneficiaries, looking for re-building its mechanisms and operational logic. This paper focuses not only in the planned forces, public and by the State control but also with spontaneous and informal mechanisms. The reconstruction of the procedures, mechanisms and devices with which operates the social control was carried out through qualitative analysis of data based on key informant interview technique.