Browsing by Author "Astudillo Salazar, Ana Elisa"

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Cultura política: la propuesta anarquista en la ciudad de Cuenca
(2016) Astudillo Salazar, Ana Elisa; Paño Yáñez, Pablo José
It is essential for Sociology to provide an approach, evidence and permanent analysis of the new social dynamic´s origin and development in order to build diagnostic and sociological studies that consider the complexity of reality from a holistic perspective. This work arises from the interest to understand the emergence of new social and political organizations in the city of Cuenca. In this particular case it will be discussed how experiencing the city is a way to build both, the collective imaginary of the city we inhabit and to which we belong, and the identity of collective subjects who interact in Cuenca. As a case study, the anarchist collective has been chosen to work with, in the context of the specificities of their identity as part of Cuenca’s political culture. Visualizing new organizational dynamics and expressions such as the above mentioned, means to recognize new political, cultural and ideological proposals that arise in the context of current urban dynamics, as well as to reveal elements of the social and cultural diversity that integrates our society. This research aims to contribute to the understanding of new political expressions within the political culture of the city we inhabit; therefore the results of this research should be returned to the citizens and actors who contribute generating knowledge to enrich this document and their own processes.
Social memory, political culture and the right to the city. An analysis in two public spaces in Cuenca, Ecuador
(2019) Pino Andrade, Mauricio Andres
© 2019, Universidad de Chile, Instituto de la Vivienda. All rights reserved. Social memory and political culture are studied to understand the appropriation of public space and the right to the city. This right goes beyond the distribution of public goods and services and includes the acknowledgment of difference, participation, and the possibility of producing space through the act of inhabiting. A qualitative methodological approach is taken, to study two public spaces in Cuenca, Ecuador. The analysis shows that centrality, identity and belonging, elements linked to memory, stimulate social interaction. Meanwhile, a political culture characterized by marked hierarchies, paternalism, and weak empowerment affects social organization; such culture contributes to tame conflict, avoiding the configuration of a collective actor, and reinforcing institutional dependencies.