Politics and Power The Role of the Intellectuals in Recent Argentina: An Approach to the Experience of "Carta Abierta" Adrián Pulleiro 1 Abstract: We propose to analyze the production and practices of argentine intellectual group "Carta Abierta”. We ask about model of intellectual than they prefigure, by cultural traditions that they updated and how they are inserted into the open political process in the Argentin,a from the conflict between agricultural employer organizations and the Government, during the first presidency of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Key words: Pathern of intellectual, Cultural traditions, Commitment, Public intervention. 1 E-mail: [email protected] Iberofórum. Revista de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Iberoamericana. Año VIII, No. 15. Enero- Junio de 2013. Adrián Pulleiro pp. 156-181. ISSN: 2007-0675. Universidad Iberoamericana A.C., Ciudad de México. www.uia/iberoforum