Violencia estructural e intervención estatal local. El caso de Gualaceo

Abstract

This study/thesis explores the reality of structural (cultural) violence existing in the urban and rural area of the canton of Gualaceo, northeastern Azuay, southern Ecuador. Through ethnographic data collection, participant observation, public policy activities and my own experience in the cantonal space as a social actor in the years 2018 to 2021, also from the impulse of looks towards the development of vital public policies, to the organization and committed participation of members and leaders of civil society in the generation of public policy activities and improvements to the quality of life of people, i.e. in various strategies and work experiences in the face of cultural and structural violence.