Abstract
This paper seeks to explain the process by which an innovative social and solidarity economy initiative allowed a marginalized population that had no say in development activities to meet certain urgent needs and bring about sustainable social and institutional change. The article looks at the case of a solid waste management program initiated by a group of residents and structured around a third sector organization in Cerro el Pino, a hillside slum located in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. We analyze this project through a processual model that focuses on three dimensions: context, process, and consequences. The results highlight the role of social and human capital and the presence of various types of knowledge in the implementation of an initiative driven by locals.
Résumé
Ce document tente d’expliquer le processus par lequel une initiative d’économie sociale et solidaire innovante a permis à une population marginalisée qui n’avait aucune influence sur les activités de développement de répondre à certains besoins urgents et de susciter des changements sociaux et institutionnels durables. L'article porte sur le cas d’un programme de gestion des déchets solides, lancé par un groupe de résidents et structuré autour d’une organisation du tiers secteur à Cerro el Pino, un bidonville à flanc de colline situé dans le district de La Victoria, à Lima (Pérou). Nous analysons ce projet grâce à un modèle processuel portant principalement sur trois aspects: contexte, processus et conséquences. Les résultats mettent en évidence le rôle du capital social et humain et la présence de différents types de connaissances pour la mise en œuvre d’une initiative pilotée par la population locale.
Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag soll den Prozess erläutern, mit Hilfe dessen eine innovative soziale und solidarische Wirtschaftsinitiative es einer Randbevölkerungsgruppe, die keinerlei Mitspracherecht bei Entwicklungsmaßnahmen hatte, ermöglichte, bestimmte dringende Bedürfnisse zu decken und nachhaltige soziale und institutionelle Änderungen herbeizuführen. Die Abhandlung betrachtet den Fall eines Abfallwirtschaftsprogramms, das von einer Anwohnergruppe ins Leben gerufen und in einer Organisation des Dritten Sektors in Cerro el Pino, einem an einem Berghang liegenden Armenviertel im Bezirk La Victoria in der peruanischen Provinz Lima, angesiedelt wurde. Wir analysieren dieses Projekt mit Hilfe eines prozessualen Modells, das sich auf drei Bereiche konzentriert: Kontext, Prozess und Konsequenzen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen die Rolle des Sozial- und Humankapitals sowie die vorhandenen verschiedenen Wissensarten bei der Implementierung einer Initative, die von Einwohnern gesteuert wird.
Resumen
El presente documento pretende explicar el proceso por el cual una iniciativa de economía de solidaridad y social innovadora permitió a una población marginada que no tenía nada que decir sobre las actividades de desarrollo satisfacer determinadas necesidades urgentes y provocar un cambio social e institucional duradero. El artículo examina el caso de un programa de gestión de residuos sólidos iniciado por un grupo de residentes y estructurado en torno a una organización del serctor terciario en Cerro el Pino, un suburbio pobre en una colina situada en el Distrito La Victoria de Lima (Perú). Analizamos este proyecto mediante un modelo procesal que se centra en tres dimensiones: contexto, proceso y consecuencias. Los resultados destacan el roldel capital social y humano y la presencia de varios tipos de conocimiento en la implementación de una iniciativa impulsada por actores locales.
摘要
本文试图解释创新的社会和团结经济计划为对发展活动没有发言权的边缘化人口提供能力,以满足某些紧急需求并带来可观的社会和制度变化的流程。本文探讨了居民小组和Cerro el Pino第三领域组织发起的固体废物管理计划的个案,这是位于秘鲁利马维多利亚区的一个山坡贫民窟。我们使用流程理论分析了这一项目,该理论专注于三个维度:背景、流程和后果。结果凸显了社会和人力资本的角色,以及实施本地人推动的计划所存在的各种知识类型。
ملخص
يسعى هذا البحث إلى شرح الإجراء الذي عن طريقه المبادرة الإجتماعية والإقتصاد التضامني المبتكر يسمح للسكان المهمشين الذين ليس لهم رأي في أنشطة التطوير أن يلبوا إحتياجات عاجلة معينة وإحداث تغيير إجتماعي ومؤسسي مستدام. تنظرهذه المقالة في حالة وجود برنامج إدارة النفايات الصلبة الذي بدأته مجموعة من السكان ويتمحور حول تنظيم القطاع الثالث في (Cerro el Pino)، أحد الأحياء الفقيرة في التلال الواقعة في مقاطعة لا فيكتوريا في ليما، بيرو. نحن نحلل هذا المشروع من خلال نموذج إجرائي الذي يركزعلى ثلاثة أبعاد: السياق، العملية، والعواقب. النتائج تسلط الضوء على دور رأس المال الإجتماعي والبشري ووجود أنواع مختلفة من المعرفة في تنفيذ مبادرة يقودها السكان المحليين.
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Tello-Rozas, S. Inclusive Innovations Through Social and Solidarity Economy Initiatives: A Process Analysis of a Peruvian Case Study. Voluntas 27, 61–85 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-015-9606-y
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