This work analyzes the forms of symbol production adopted by Escola Superior de Guerra ESG (Superior School of War) and their relation to the asymmetrical dominance relationship between civilians and the military in Brazil. The hypothesis guiding this work is that ESG constitutes a locus of production and receiving of ideology-related symbolic forms, according to Thompson (1995). In other words, the meanings mobilized by this institution in the period under analysis, during the transition towards democracy in Brazil (1974/1989) acted, under those specific social and historical circumstances, to sustain long-lasting asymmetrical dominance relationships between civilians and the military, thus crystallizing its ideological nature. So, we used of theoretical and methodological proposal of Thompson (1995) in his Depth Hermeneutics (HP) and Bardin's content analysis.
ideology; domination; Superior School of War
