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| + | Comunalidad is not an abstract concept but an everyday practice of autonomy: it affirms that life is possible only in relation to others and to the territory, rejecting individualism, private property, and imposed development models. In this sense, comunalidad is both an epistemology and a political praxis that resists colonial and modern impositions by centering collective decision-making, reciprocity, and interdependence as the basis of social life. | ||
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|concepts:categories=Care, Decentralization, Self Governance, Solidarity, Struggle | |concepts:categories=Care, Decentralization, Self Governance, Solidarity, Struggle | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 24 February 2026
Comunalidad is a neologism form Oaxaca, developed simultaniously by Zapotec thinker Jaime Martínez Luna and Mixe leader Floriberto Díaz. It is both a worldview and a practice that describes how Indigenous communities organize life collectively beyond the frameworks of the state and capitalism. Rather than being a simple synonym for community, it refers to a way of being and knowing rooted in territory, collective work (tequio), shared celebrations (fiesta), communal governance through assemblies, and the reciprocal use of land and natural resources.
Comunalidad is not an abstract concept but an everyday practice of autonomy: it affirms that life is possible only in relation to others and to the territory, rejecting individualism, private property, and imposed development models. In this sense, comunalidad is both an epistemology and a political praxis that resists colonial and modern impositions by centering collective decision-making, reciprocity, and interdependence as the basis of social life.