Etnografías de la Economía Moral. Racionalidades y prácticas emergentes en España
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2025
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Este monográfico propone una lectura situada de la economía moral a partir del análisis etnográfico de iniciativas transformadoras vinculadas a la economía social y solidaria. A través de ellos, se exploran no solo las formas concretas en que se movilizan valores morales en contextos económicos específicos, sino también las tensiones, ambigüedades y contradicciones que surgen en ese proceso. Discutiendo los cinco artículos del monográfico, contribuimos en esta introducción al debate teórico en torno al concepto de economía moral desde una perspectiva relacional, contextual y situada. Temas centrales en los artículos son la igualdad salarial, la reciprocidad en organizaciones horizontales, la división sexual del trabajo, la tensión entre el autocuidado y la autoexplotación o la militancia idealista que se enfrenta con la necesidad de crecimiento e ingresos. Los casos estudiados son cooperativas, asociaciones y fundaciones que operan en diferentes comunidades españolas, incluyendo Navarra, Cataluña, Andalucía, Madrid y Asturias. Las iniciativas observadas trabajan en diferentes sectores económicos como la gestión de residuos, el cuidado de la infancia, mayores y trabajo del hogar, el reparto de comida y la alimentación agroecológica. Discutimos en esta introducción la naturaleza de estos contextos morales de la actividad económica. Defendemos el enfoque etnográfico que sensibiliza por la diferencia entre objetivos morales y practicas cotidianas y desarrollamos una perspectiva analítica que concibe compromisos morales como producto y productor de interacción económica
This monograph proposes a situated reading of the moral economy based on the ethnographic analysis of transformative initiatives linked to the social and solidarity economy. It explores not only the concrete ways in which moral values are mobilised in specific economic contexts, but also the tensions, ambiguities and contradictions that arise in this process. By discussing the five articles in the monograph, we contribute in this introduction to the theoretical debate around the concept of moral economy from a relational, contextual and situated perspective. Central themes discussed in the articles are wage equality, reciprocity in horizontal organizations, the sexual division of labor, the tension between self-care and self-exploitation or idealistic militancy confronted with the need for growth and income. The cases studied are cooperatives, associations and foundations operating in different Spanish autonomous communities, including Navarra, Catalonia, Andalusia, Madrid and Asturias. The initiatives observed work in different economic sectors such as waste management, childcare, elderly care and domestic work, food distribution and agroecological food. In this introduction we discuss the concept of the moral economy as a backbone of the five case studies. We discuss the nature of these moral contexts of economic activity and argue for an ethnographic approach that increases awareness of the difference between moral objectives and everyday practices. Our analytical gaze conceives moral commitments as both a product and a producer of economic interaction
This monograph proposes a situated reading of the moral economy based on the ethnographic analysis of transformative initiatives linked to the social and solidarity economy. It explores not only the concrete ways in which moral values are mobilised in specific economic contexts, but also the tensions, ambiguities and contradictions that arise in this process. By discussing the five articles in the monograph, we contribute in this introduction to the theoretical debate around the concept of moral economy from a relational, contextual and situated perspective. Central themes discussed in the articles are wage equality, reciprocity in horizontal organizations, the sexual division of labor, the tension between self-care and self-exploitation or idealistic militancy confronted with the need for growth and income. The cases studied are cooperatives, associations and foundations operating in different Spanish autonomous communities, including Navarra, Catalonia, Andalusia, Madrid and Asturias. The initiatives observed work in different economic sectors such as waste management, childcare, elderly care and domestic work, food distribution and agroecological food. In this introduction we discuss the concept of the moral economy as a backbone of the five case studies. We discuss the nature of these moral contexts of economic activity and argue for an ethnographic approach that increases awareness of the difference between moral objectives and everyday practices. Our analytical gaze conceives moral commitments as both a product and a producer of economic interaction







