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SOCIAL UNREST IN CONTEMPORARY ECUADOR: Lessons for Psychologists

Abstract:

This chapter examines how psychology can re-imagine its approach to social unrest, drawing from lessons derived from the Ecuadorian case. I begin by providing a brief historical contextualisation. Then, I describe the anti-neoliberal protest of October 2019 and its immediate aftermath in pandemic times, articulating such an account with narratives of four members of social organisations based in the city of Guayaquil. Finally, I propose six lessons that psychologists can learn from these events. While some of these lessons might be familiar to many political, social and community psychologists, they have the potential to engage a wider community of academics and professionals who remain under the illusion that their work is neutral and apolitical.