Who Is the Subject of the Rights of Man?

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ResumenEste artículo examina las acciones colectivas que han emprendido mujeres jóvenes en situación de desplazamiento en la Comuna 3 de Medellín para superar situaciones de vulnerabilidad y afirmar sus derechos ciudadanos. En este sentido, la reconfiguración de la ciudadanía partiendo de la hipótesis de que las mujeres jóvenes en situación de desplazamiento generan acciones colectivas y despliegan ejercicios reivindicativos que amplían la ciudadanía. Se aplicó un enfoque teórico-metodológico que propone la existencia de una relación entre los procesos de la acción colectiva y la reconfiguración de la ciudadanía en un contexto de múltiples vulneraciones, analizadas bajo el marco de la interseccionalidad. Esta investigación propone comprender al sujeto en entornos de exclusión, más allá de víctima, como un posible actor, con capacidades de agencia y de reclamo, que además genera procesos de relaciones entre los demás actores creando así identidades colectivas y soluciones a diferentes problemáticas. Collective Actions and Reconfiguration of Citizenship. Palabras clave Young Women in Situation of Displacement in the Commune 3 of Medellin AbstractThis article examines the collective actions undertaken in young women displaced by armed conflict and violence in the Comuna 3 (Medellin) to overcome situations of vulnerability and affirm their rights as citizens. In this sense, the article reflects on the reconfiguration of citizenship based on the hypothesis that displaced young women generate collective actions and display assertive exercises that extend citizenship. This research applies a theoretical-methodological approach articulated from various theoretical sources. Moreover, the article claims the existence of a relationship between the processes of collective action and the reconfiguration of citizenship in a context of a widespread violation of rights, which is, analyzed under the framework of intersectionality. The aim of this study is to understand the condition of people in environments of exclusion, who, more than victims, should be understood as agents with abilities and the capacity to generate relations with other agents, thus, creating collective identities and solutions.

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