Sistematización de investigación sobre organización, sentido de comunidad y autonomía en la comunidad indígena Pucará de Pesillo de Cayambe, 2018

Abstract

This study was carried on in the indigenous community Pukará de Pesillo in Cayambe. It explored the relationships between the sense of community, organization, and autonomy processes. This study is based on Latin America Community and Social Psychology; it employs an exploratory and qualitative methodology using the following tools: participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups. Community and Social Psychology is not a mainstream field of study in Ecuador, adapting this academic knowledge to the complexity of the cultural context represented an important challenge.

The main results shown the praxis is the fundamental axis for the construction of community relations, as well as the community organization and autonomy processes. The sense of community in Pesillo is a product of the dialectical relationship of the subject with the energy of the cosmos (other living beings, the pacha mama, and gods of their territory). Through this experience, we conclude that a fundamental stage in the community work, is to create an emotional bond with the community. It implies to share the day-to-day where the role of the researcher is not based in the “supposed knowledge”.