Abstract
Este artigo apresenta um modelo de acumulação de poder simbólico para explicar a carreira política de Marcelo Caetano e a sua ambição progressiva rumo à liderança do Estado Novo português. Este modelo, de base reflexiva e sociológica, é aplicado ao nosso caso através de um exercício de reconstrução histórica do percurso político de Marcelo desde a sua entrada nos corredores do poder até a sua ascensão à liderança em 1968. O artigo desenvolve novos argumentos teóricos sobre as carreiras dos líderes políticos e dos seus objetivos de obtenção de capital político e social, em especial da importância de acumulação de poder simbólico em regimes autoritários altamente ideológicos e carismáticos como o do Estado Novo. O seu principal objetivo é apresentar uma visão mais sofisticada e relacional do percurso político de Marcelo Caetano, designadamente da explicitação do dilema de sucessão carismática com que teve que se confrontar, e contribuir para a acumulação de conhecimento teórico e histórico sobre o regime autoritário português.
This article presents a model of symbolic power accumulation to explain Marcelo Caetano’s political career and his progressive ambition towards the leadership of the Portuguese Estado Novo. This new model, with a reflexive and sociological basis, is applied to our case through an exercise of historical reconstruction of Marcelo's political path from his entrance in the corridors of power until his ascension to leadership in 1968. The article develops new theoretical arguments about the careers of political leaders and their objectives of obtaining political and social capital, especially the importance of accumulation of symbolic power in highly ideological and charismatic authoritarian regimes like the Estado Novo. Its main objective is to present a more sophisticated and relational vision of Marcelo Caetano's political path, namely by explaining the dilemma of charismatic succession with which he had to confront himself, and to contribute to the accumulation of theoretical and historical knowledge about the Portuguese authoritarian regime.
This article presents a model of symbolic power accumulation to explain Marcelo Caetano’s political career and his progressive ambition towards the leadership of the Portuguese Estado Novo. This new model, with a reflexive and sociological basis, is applied to our case through an exercise of historical reconstruction of Marcelo's political path from his entrance in the corridors of power until his ascension to leadership in 1968. The article develops new theoretical arguments about the careers of political leaders and their objectives of obtaining political and social capital, especially the importance of accumulation of symbolic power in highly ideological and charismatic authoritarian regimes like the Estado Novo. Its main objective is to present a more sophisticated and relational vision of Marcelo Caetano's political path, namely by explaining the dilemma of charismatic succession with which he had to confront himself, and to contribute to the accumulation of theoretical and historical knowledge about the Portuguese authoritarian regime.
Translated title of the contribution | Marcelo Caetano and his circumstance towards leadership: symbolic power, ambition and adaptation |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 1024-1057 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Opinião Pública |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Marcelo Caetano
- Ambição política
- Estado Novo
- Poder simbólico
- Capital político