The neighborhood as a seedbed of popular and community economy

The protagonism of 'the most disadvantaged' in the policies of Socio-Urban Integration in Argentina

Authors

  • Gerardo Avalle Instituto de Estudios sobre Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad (IDEJUS) CONICET-UNC y Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Unidad Asociada CONICET https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4451-1983
  • María Mercedes Ferrero Universidad Católica de Córdoba-Unidad Asociada al Conicet
  • Juliana Hernandez Bertone Universidad Católica de Córdoba-Unidad Asociada al Conicet

Keywords:

state, popular economy, public policies, urbanism, poverty, work, conflict

Abstract

This article aims to historicize the ongoing struggle process carried out by the Union of Popular Economy Workers concerning the demand for recognition of Popular Neighborhoods (settlements, slums, etc.). It represents a strategic effort that succeeded in institutionalizing itself within the Ministry of Social Development of the Nation through the creation and management of the Secretariat for Socio-Urban Integration, born and conceived within the productive units of popular economy and territorial organizations. This trajectory is interesting as an emblematic case of political, economic, and cultural innovation led by workers. Therefore, an analysis is proposed to assess its scope as an alternative economic experience and its relationship of co-construction, co-government, co-option, and/or tension with the State. To do so, a brief overview is provided of the state of the art of studies on Popular Economy in the Latin American region and its tensions with Social and Solidarity Economy. Subsequently, a study of documents and discursive records is carried out, focusing on: the semantic shifts from slums/settlements to popular neighborhoods, and from squatters/occupants to popular economy workers; the uses of urban space; and the institutional arrangements that were activated in the process, as dimensions of analysis.

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Author Biographies

Gerardo Avalle, Instituto de Estudios sobre Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad (IDEJUS) CONICET-UNC y Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Unidad Asociada CONICET

PhD in Politics and Government from the Catholic University of Córdoba, Master's degree in Sociology from the National University of Córdoba, Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Córdoba. Researcher at CONICET in the Institute of Studies on Law, Justice, and Society (IDEJUS) CONICET-UNC, and researcher and lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the Catholic University of Córdoba. Member of the El Llano en Llamas Research Collective. Research area: struggles and social conflicts in the world of work, trade unionism, and popular economy.

María Mercedes Ferrero, Universidad Católica de Córdoba-Unidad Asociada al Conicet

PhD in Latin American Social Studies from the National University of Córdoba, Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Córdoba. Researcher and undergraduate teacher at the Catholic University of Córdoba. Member of the El Llano en Llamas Research Collective. Research area: land conflicts, territorialization processes, and rurality.

 

Juliana Hernandez Bertone, Universidad Católica de Córdoba-Unidad Asociada al Conicet

PhD in Human Rights: Ethical, Social, and Political Challenges. University of Deusto. Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Catholic University of Córdoba. Associate researcher at the Catholic University of Córdoba and lecturer at the Universidad Iberoamericana de Torreón. Member of the El Llano en Llamas Research Collective. Research area: public policies - social struggles.

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2023-07-31

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Avalle, G., Ferrero, M. M., & Hernandez Bertone, J. (2023). The neighborhood as a seedbed of popular and community economy: The protagonism of ’the most disadvantaged’ in the policies of Socio-Urban Integration in Argentina. Prisma Social Journal, (42), 27–50. Retrieved from https://revistaprismasocial.es/ps/article/view/5133

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No. 42 (2023): Economía solidaria: sinergias y conflictos con lo público

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