Care Infrastructures in Chile During the Pandemic

Communitarian Weavings, Spaces and the Production of Common Goods

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ID11947644
AutoresLuis Francisco Letelier Troncoso (0000-0003-0649-1093, autor de correspondencia), Francisco Letelier Troncoso, Clara Irazabal Zurita (0000-0003-2312-9360), Javiera Cubillos Almendra (0000-0001-8080-4049), Miguel Sepúlveda Salazar (0000-0002-2824-8927)
Año2025
Volumen49
Número4
Páginas929-947
Fecha de publicación2025-04-24
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2427.13330
OpenAlexW4409772536
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas22

The article addresses the role that communities played in managing the social and health crisis generated by the Covid‐19 pandemic in two Chilean cities. Chile is an interesting case study owing to its intense and prolonged confinement measures, which focused heavily on individuals and households. Using key concepts such as communitarian weavings and care infrastructures, this research delves into the experiences of two neighborhoods in Talca and Concepción, employing qualitative methods, participant observation techniques and interviews with key actors to explore the everyday nature of community care ties and infrastructures. The findings reveal that, despite state restrictions, people experienced confinement in close physical proximity within their neighborhoods. Four key observations emerged: first, people adapted their actions to respond flexibly to existing and new needs; second, physical spaces such as streets, squares and local businesses became vital interaction venues; third, communitarian weavings were partially (re)constructed virtually; and fourth, these weavings adjusted their actions to meet contextual demands, generating new common goods that addressed community needs. Lastly, care infrastructures complemented or replaced the state's inaction and the formal market. This illustrates that communitarian weavings demonstrated the flexibility to function effectively in diverse scenarios, both with and without state support

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Microeconomics · Pandemic · Production (economics · Latin American Urban Studies · Medicine

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