Prácticas sociales de autogestión en Imbabura. Caso de estudio: comunidad de Calpaquí

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis aims to analyze the social practices of self-management in the province of Imbabura, community of calpaquí, determining its main characteristics, its validity and the principles of the Andean worldview that correspond to each of the practices. The methodology used was of a qualitative nature that focused on social self-management practices. The type of investigation used was the case study, this being the community of Calpaquí. As data collection tools, observation, interview and documentary review were used. Finally, the analysis technique was the discourse analysis and was sed as an aid to the Atlas.Ti software. The result of the research work aims to analyze the discourse immersed in the social practices of self-management in the community of Calpaquí, as well as in the principles of the Andean Cosmovision that is subject to each of them. At the same time, it aims to publicize the cultural wealth that is found within each of the practices, in terms of language, clothing, and ancestral knowledge, agricultural techniques focused on the care of nature, principles and values of the community. In this way, a particular way of life is presented through the social practices of self-management that are executed in their life.