Home Institution
Yale University
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Abstract
En este ensayo, analizaré las maneras en que la teoría del sentido de comunidad se traduce en la práctica. Para cumplir con este análisis, me enfoco en una organización barrial, Operación Urbana Sostenible (OPUS) – La Mariscal, que se ubica en un barrio al norte de Quito, Ecuador. Después de repasar la literatura académica actual y presentar el marco teórico, proveo información básica de fondo tanto del barrio La Mariscal como de la organización OPUS. Luego, considero la temática de la aplicación de la teoría del sentido de comunidad a través de un análisis de tres temas principales que OPUS ha utilizado para generar un sentido de comunidad: (1) historia, valores y visión compartidos, (2) empoderamiento y (3) espacios comunes. De cada uno, explico las maneras en que se conecta al sentido de comunidad y cómo el trabajo de OPUS contribuye a tal principio. Finalmente, considero las áreas de investigación futura.
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In this essay, I will discuss the ways in which the theory of community sense translates into practice. To fulfill this analysis, I focus on a neighborhood organization, Sustainable Urban Operation (OPUS) - La Mariscal, which is located in a neighborhood north of Quito, Ecuador. After reviewing the current academic literature and presenting the theoretical framework, I provided background information on both the La Mariscal neighborhood and the OPUS organization. Then, I consider the theme of applying the theory of community sense through an analysis of three main themes that OPUS has used to generate a sense of community: (1) shared history, values and vision, (2) empowerment and (3) common spaces. From each, I explain the ways in which it connects to the sense of community and how the work of OPUS contributes to such a principle. Finally, I consider future research areas.
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Family, Life Course, and Society | Latin American Studies | Rural Sociology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology of Culture | Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Sant-Miller, Matthew, "Sentido de comunidad: Conectando la teoría con la práctica en el sector La Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador / Sense of community: Connecting theory with practice in the Mariscal sector, Quito, Ecuador" (2016). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2478.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2478
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Rural Sociology Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Program Name
Ecuador: Development, Politics, and Languages