CONTEXTO HISTÓRICO RELACIONAL DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN SOCIAL EN LA COMUNA 13 DE MEDELLÍN

Abstract

This document presents some of the results of a doctoral thesis that seeks to redefine the understanding of social relations, conceiving them as an a priori element rather than an attribute derived from the actors. This inversion proposes an ontology without substance, in which social relations are a precondition shaped by space-time and discourse. Approaching human actions from a practical perspective reveals a deeper meaning than individual consciousness, a meaning that needs to be explored in the current urban context where social bonds are fragile. The theoretical lens that enables the analysis of social relations from their symbolic, organizational, and pragmatic dimensions is the relational approach, from which the emergent effects of these bonds and their relationship to the context are revealed. The case study is Comuna 13 in Medellín, a territory marked by violence and resistance. There, the analysis examines how social organization has emerged and evolved amidst armed conflict, art as a form of re-existence, and the effects of public policy on social urbanism.