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Psychosocial research and action with survivors of political violence in Latin America: methodological considerations and implications for practice.
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Research with survivors of political violence in Latin America have shown that any analysis of the consequences of war or political repression should take into account the social and political realities in which the survivors are immersed. It has also shown that research must go hand in hand with action, intervention and psychosocial support for communities that confront violence. In this article, the authors review some of the basic principles that should guide research and action within the context of war or other political violence. We discuss the roles that the researcher needs to adopt in order to successfully develop work that will be of use to the social and scienti¢c community. In addition, we describe some of the methodological implications of psychosocial research and the importance of re£ective processes that could contrib- ute to community wellbeing. The theoretical descriptions are substantiated through examples of action research in Jujuy (Argentina) with for- mer political prisoners and relatives of detainees, or the disappeared, from the time of the last mili- tary dictatorship (1976^1983).
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ARNOSO MARTÍNEZ, Maitane and EIROÁ OROSA, Francisco José. Psychosocial research and action with survivors of political violence in Latin America: methodological considerations and implications for practice. Intervention. Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas. 2010. Vol. 8, num. 1, pags. 3-13. ISSN 1571-8883. [consulted: 11 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/127398