Construyendo un nosotr@s interdependiente: el cuidado mutuo en los contramovimientos emancipatorios en España

This article analyzes solidarity initiatives directed at vulnerable groups in Spain in the context of the post-2008 crisis. The analysis is based on Polanyi's perspective on the counter-movements that develop in society to counteract the mercantilist forces inherent in capitalism (Polanyi, 2001...

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Published in:Empiria (Madrid) 2023-05 (58), p.35-52
Main Authors: Gamundi, M Antonia Carbonero, Garrido, Maria Gómez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Activism
Basic needs
Capitalism
care
Case studies
cuidados
Group identity
identidad
Identity
Individualism
Interdependence
interdependencia
Recognition
reconocimiento
Social cohesion
Social integration
Social justice
Social reproduction
Social solidarity
solidaridad
solidarity
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Summary:This article analyzes solidarity initiatives directed at vulnerable groups in Spain in the context of the post-2008 crisis. The analysis is based on Polanyi's perspective on the counter-movements that develop in society to counteract the mercantilist forces inherent in capitalism (Polanyi, 2001; Fraser, 2012). The work is based on a series of case studies of solidarity initiatives developed in the field of social reproduction and aimed at meeting basic needs. These case studies have shown how in these initiatives similar patterns are repeated both in the objectives of the groups and in their practices. First, they pursue social inclusion through social justice; and, secondly, they construct an alternative collective identity, a "we" that seeks to resist the individualism of the market through solidarity and mutual aid. We argue that the constitution of this collective identity takes place through the formation of circles of recognition (Pizzorno, 1986) in activism that recover a popular epic based on solidarity and mutual care, in the construction of an "interdependent we" and that have the local sphere as a sphere of action.
ISSN:1139-5737
2174-0682
DOI:10.5944/empiria.58.2023.37379