Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect?
The last mayoral election in Quito produced a totally unexpected outcome, which contradicted all polls published before the election. Early attempts to explain the results centered on the voting patterns of the city´s southern neighborhoods, which concentrate a massive lower-income population. Furth...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2020
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| description | The last mayoral election in Quito produced a totally unexpected outcome, which contradicted all polls published before the election. Early attempts to explain the results centered on the voting patterns of the city´s southern neighborhoods, which concentrate a massive lower-income population. Further analysis by specialists has tended to reject this hypothesis and privileged other potential accounts. This article draws from the “Paradigm of Recognition”, in an effort to understand the political practices that could provide meaning to the expression “The South´s Administration” when referring to the recently inaugurated city government. Based on information on the various everyday forms of dispute over the meaning of the “The South” in Quito, this article suggests that a sense of territorial belonging constitutes the main platform for the building of political sense among the dwellers of this part of the city. This confirms what was already mentioned by several political organizations in the Southern districts of Quito as a possible explanation of the observed outcome, even prior to the election itself. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-41242021-08-30T17:52:46Z The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? La representación del Sur en la elección del alcalde de Quito. ¿Déficit de isotropía o escasez de respeto? A representação do Sul na eleição do prefeito de Quito. Déficit de isotropia ou falta de respeito? Santillán, Alfredo imaginário urbano política local Quito reconhecimento segregação urbana isotropia urban imaginary local politics Quito recognition urban segregation isotropy imaginario urbano política local Quito reconocimiento segregación urbana isotropía The last mayoral election in Quito produced a totally unexpected outcome, which contradicted all polls published before the election. Early attempts to explain the results centered on the voting patterns of the city´s southern neighborhoods, which concentrate a massive lower-income population. Further analysis by specialists has tended to reject this hypothesis and privileged other potential accounts. This article draws from the “Paradigm of Recognition”, in an effort to understand the political practices that could provide meaning to the expression “The South´s Administration” when referring to the recently inaugurated city government. Based on information on the various everyday forms of dispute over the meaning of the “The South” in Quito, this article suggests that a sense of territorial belonging constitutes the main platform for the building of political sense among the dwellers of this part of the city. This confirms what was already mentioned by several political organizations in the Southern districts of Quito as a possible explanation of the observed outcome, even prior to the election itself. La elección del actual alcalde de Quito (período 2019-2023) arrojó un resultado imprevisto para las lógicas comunes de vaticinio político basadas en encuestas de intención de voto. La primera explicación ciudadana fue que se trató del “voto del Sur” de la ciudad el que definió el resultado, aunque los especialistas desmintieron tal hipótesis y desde entonces la reflexión política local se ha enfocado en las coyunturas posteriores. Este artículo se propone reflexionar sobre el significado de una posible “alcaldía del Sur” desde el paradigma del reconocimiento como horizonte de interpretación de la práctica política. Esta entrada analítica permite ampliar el campo de estudio de la segregación subjetiva, en tanto refuerza la dimensión simbólica de las desigualdades sociales. Así, con base en información cualitativa de las formas cotidianas de disputar la significación del Sur de Quito, se evidencia que la segregación es vivida no tanto como carencia material sino como “escasez de respeto”. Este proceso de creación de nuevas significaciones positivas del espacio habitado constituye el soporte invisible de la expansión del horizonte de las organizaciones políticas de este sector de la ciudad, que creen en la posibilidad de definir la máxima autoridad de la ciudad, antes de que esta idea aparezca en la escena pública como consecuencia del resultado electoral. A eleição do atual prefeito de Quito (período 2019-2023) trouxe um resultado imprevisto para a lógica comum de predição política abalizada em pesquisas de intenção de voto. A primeira explicação cidadã foi que foi o “voto do Sul” da cidade que definiu o resultado, embora os especialistas neguem essa hipótese e, desde então, a reflexão política local se concentró nas conjunturas subsequentes. Este artigo se propõe a refletir sobre o significado de uma possível “prefeitura do Sul” a partir do paradigma do reconhecimento como horizonte de interpretação da prática política. Este verbete analítico permite ampliar o campo de estudo da segregação subjetiva, ao mesmo tempo que reforça a dimensão simbólica das desigualdades sociais. Assim, com base em informações qualitativas sobre as formas cotidianas de disputar o significado do Sul de Quito, fica evidente que a segregação é vivida não tanto como falta material, mas como “falta de respeito”. Esse processo de criação de novos significados positivos do espaço habitado constitui o suporte invisível para a ampliação do horizonte das organizações políticas deste setor da cidade, que acreditam na possibilidade de definir a autoridade máxima da cidade, antes que essa ideia apareça no cenário público como consequência do resultado eleitoral. 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Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 68 (2020): Foreign and defense policies in Latin America: Towards a new regionalism; 155-169 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4124/3423 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4124/3451 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4124/3434 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4124/3465 Derechos de autor 2020 Alfredo Santillán https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Santillán, Alfredo The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title | The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title_full | The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title_fullStr | The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title_short | The representation of Quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. Isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
| title_sort | representation of quito’s southern neighborhoods in the last mayoral election. isotropy deficit or shortage of respect? |
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