Marcos de acción colectiva y participación en Barranquilla

Abstract

The theory of collective action frameworks states that identifying a social problem, is a key to understanding the ideas that guide the collective action, therefore, gives special emphasis to the social construction of protest, using three variables for analysis: perceptions of injustice, social identity and perception of efficacy. These variables are investigated through a descriptive study that used a Likert-type survey and a focus group, three groups that currently are mobilized by the claim of human rights in the city of Barranquilla: concience objetors, trade unionists and peace makers. The events of the variables are detailed and a discussion on the contribution of the social struggles on the legitimacy of democratic processes in Colombia is joll owed.