The ethical-political dimension of social and community praxis: The case of Ecuador's early response to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Around the globe, millions of people have experienced suffering and death related to COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus. In Ecuador,the painful impact of the pandemic elicited early responses by the government and by local communities. This critical, positioned and exploratory case study analyses such responses, underscoring the fundamental ethical-political dimension of any academic and professional praxis aimed at the construction of healthier societies worldwide. While critical traditions are familiar with this stance, the inequalities and ideological mechanisms made visible by COVID-19 responses may enable the wider community of researchers and practitioners to join ongoing collective ethical-political efforts. Findings from Ecuador underline the potentially

SUBMITTER: Capella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature