{"id":516008,"date":"2026-07-17T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/sergio-cedeno-the-alofoke-phenomenon-reflects-the-change-in-dominican-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:39:40","slug":"sergio-cedeno-the-alofoke-phenomenon-reflects-the-change-in-dominican-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/sergio-cedeno-the-alofoke-phenomenon-reflects-the-change-in-dominican-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Cede\u00f1o: the Alofoke phenomenon reflects the change in Dominican politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Santo Domingo.<\/strong> Analyst Sergio Cede\u00f1o suggests that the so-called “Alofoke phenomenon” reflects a transformation in the way influence and leadership are built in the Dominican Republic<\/a>, rather than an isolated case linked to the figure of businessman and communicator Santiago Mat\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an opinion piece published by Debates de Radio<\/strong>, Cede\u00f1o argues that the real challenge is not determining whether one is for or against Alofoke, but rather understanding that Dominican society has changed and that traditional ways of doing politics no longer respond to the current reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author argues that social media and the attention economy have modified the way citizens consume information, build trust, and choose whom they listen to, displacing part of the prominence that political parties historically held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support his analysis, Cede\u00f1o draws on the ideas of thinkers such as Deng Xiaoping, Guy Debord, Marshall McLuhan, Manuel Castells, Zygmunt Bauman, and Thomas Kuhn, who, from different perspectives, addressed changes in power, communication, and social transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend reading: Santiago Mat\u00edas: The \u201coutsider\u201d shaking up the Dominican political-electoral board<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the columnist, Santiago Mat\u00edas did not create this new scenario, but rather knew how to interpret the language and dynamics of an increasingly digitally connected society before many political actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, it emphasizes that understanding this phenomenon does not imply endorsing it, but rather recognizing that societies evolve more rapidly than traditional political structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Cede\u00f1o warns that political parties face the challenge of adapting to a citizenry that no longer builds its loyalties in the same way as in previous decades and concludes that politics<\/a> usually arrives after society has already changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo. Analyst Sergio Cede\u00f1o suggests that the so-called “Alofoke phenomenon” reflects a transformation in the way influence and leadership are built in the Dominican Republic, rather than an isolated case linked to the figure of businessman and communicator Santiago Mat\u00edas. In an opinion piece published by Debates de Radio, Cede\u00f1o argues that the real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":515897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2aeI","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Santiago-Matias-2.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Santiago-Matias-2.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}