psicologia comunitaria y pps

La Co-gestión de Políticas Públicas Sociales entre Estado y Sociedad Civil:
El Aporte de la Psicología Social Comunitaria a la Construcción del Diálogo
entre Actores Diversos
Alicia Rodríguez
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Keywords: community psychology; public policies; co-management state-civil
society
Palabras claves: psicología comunitaria; políticaspúblicas sociales; co-gestión
estado-sociedad civil
Recommended citation: Rodríguez, A. (2013). La co-gestión de Políticas Públicas
Sociales entre Estado y sociedad civil. El aporte de la Psicología Social Comunitaria
a la construcción del diálogo entre actores diversos. Global Journal of Community
Psychology Practice, 4(2), xx-xx. Retrieved Day/Month/Year, from
(http://www.gjcpp.org/).
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The Co-management of Social Public Policy between State and Civil Society: The Contribution of Social
Community Psychology to the Construction of Dialogue between Different Actors
Abstract
This paper presents the contribution ofSocial Community Psychology (SCP) to the development of
understanding and participation in the context of social public policies (SPP) that are co-managed between the
State and civil society. We provide an analysis of the complexity of the socio-political setting, and the
importance of considering psychosocial and subjective processes when aiming to strengthen the participation of
civil societyorganizations (CSOs) and the population targeted by the policy.
We present an intervention developed by the Faculty of Psychology at the University of the Republic (Uruguay)
in a comprehensive care program for early childhood in poor areas, carried out by the provincial government of
Montevideo in partnership with CSOs. We describe and analyze the construction of the problem of theintervention and develop the methodological strategy carried out in that context, the techniques used and the
results obtained, after explaining the concept of participation and co-management.
In keeping with the construction of the problem, the methodological strategy was formulated following three
purposes: (1) to integrate the different voices that constitute the program, (2) to build dialogic spaces,and (3) to
alternate a look a the whole program with a focus on unique processes that were deployed in the various early
education centers. We discuss techniques, tools and materials to promote collective and participatory work, to
socialize and discuss the findings, conclusions and questions about participation in early education centers.
We conclude that the contribution of the SCP to SPPrequires consistency between an analysis of the complexity
of the field and an intervention strategy that is flexible and dynamic. When there is an interest in developing a
social policy that will strengthen participation and democracy, the association with potential contributions of
SCP is favored. However, this does not mean the absence of contradictions and conflicts in the process, some ofwhich are expressions of the stress of a leftist government within the framework of a capitalist state.
Keywords: community psychology; public policies; co-management state-civil society
La Co-gestión de Políticas Públicas Sociales entre Estado y Sociedad Civil. El aporte de la Psicología
Social Comunitaria a la Construcción del diálogo entre actores diversos
Resumen
En este artículo expongoel aporte de la Psicología Social Comunitaria (PSC) a la comprensión y al desarrollo
de la participación en el marco de las políticas públicas sociales (PPS) que son co-gestionadas entre el Estado y
la sociedad civil. Analiza la complejidad de ese escenario socio-político y la importancia de considerar los
componentes psicosociales y los procesos subjetivos cuando se pretende fortalecer la...