Psychosocial Factors in Collective Action: The Case of Urban and Youth Social Movements

This research project addresses the need to understand the psychosocial factors underlying collective action in Ecuador, particularly within the context of sociopolitical transformations and the struggle for the right to the city and dignified housing, as enshrined in the 2008 Constitution. The study arises from the lack of systematic research linking youth and popular collective action with influence on public urban policies. It seeks to make visible the contradictions in satisfying collective needs by analyzing social participation articulated through organizations like the Social Contract for Housing (CSV) and youth collectives. The methodology employed is an integrated qualitative-quantitative approach, exploratory and non-experimental in nature. Semi-structured interviews and surveys will be used, targeting urban social movements, youth activists, state officials, and experts. Analysis will include descriptive statistics and semantic/categorical content analysis, aiming to generate situated knowledge on social organization and youth political influence in the urban sphere.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To interpret the psychosocial factors that mediate collective action within the framework of sociopolitical matrix transformation processes in Ecuador.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>nan