202557(en)/24 - Vulnerability and Subjective Well-Being in the Mayan People: Construction of Intercultural Public Policies in Post-Pandemic Times
VULNERABILIDAD Y BIENESTAR SUBJETIVO EN EL PUEBLO MAYA: CONSTRUCCIÓN DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS INTERCULTURALES EN TIEMPOS POSPANDÉMICOS
VULNERABILITY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN THE MAYAN PEOPLE: CONSTRUCTION OF INTERCULTURAL PUBLIC POLICIES IN POST-PANDEMIC TIMES
Yassir Rodríguez Martínez, Arely Paredes Chi, Abrahan Collí Tun y Julián Dzul Nah
In this article, we address subjective well-being as an analytical category that makes it possible to determine how the Maya people wish to live, the problems they consider most pressing, and the ways they seek to resolve them. The analysis takes as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated vulnerabilities and prompted local responses aimed at preserving well-being. Through interviews with Maya men and women in Yucatán, we identify the actions they have taken to sustain themselves and the issues that remain unresolved. This, in turn, paves the way for constructing a viable public agenda framed in interculturality, in which the Maya people participate actively.
