The Subjective Dimension of the 2022 Pre-Election Period: a Study Based on Socio-Historical Psychology

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro de Campos, José Vinicius
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Dancham Simões, Maria Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Psicologia (Fortaleza. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/psicologiaufc/article/view/81334
• topic: Subjective dimension; presidential elections; Socio-Historical Psychology; Instagram; democracy; Dimensão subjetiva; eleições presidenciais; Psicologia Sócio-Histórica; Instagram; democracia

This paper aimed to analyze the subjective dimension of the 2022 presidential elections, focusing on the pre-election period. In order to do so, an interdisciplinary literature review was made, this review sought to understand the roots of our current political context. Having these references, the objective was to understand how Socio-Historical Psychology could, through the methodology of discourse analysis of the nucleus meaning and the concept of the subjective dimension of reality, help in the interpretation of this socio-political event. With this, it was analyzed comments from a May 2022 post about Brazilians' voting intentions in this year's presidential elections, published by UOL on Instagram. After this exposure, the polarized aspect that this pre-election is taking, as a result of a gradual process of radicalization that began in 2013, was discussed. Attention was also paid to the authoritarian nature that part of Bolsonaro's supporters have, which goes back to the national political history and limits democracy. Finally, it was pointed out the importance of thinking about politics beyond its institutional profile, also understanding it as a space for the mobilization of affections.