WEAVING PARTICIPATORY NETWORKS FROM AN ACTION-RESEARCH WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND QUILOMBOLS IN CEARÁ: Experience report of the social investigation process

Experience report of the social investigation process

Abstract

The methodological dynamics employed by the Social Sciences bring with them their own specificities, and the context of Sociology offers multiple possibilities for acting and carrying out social investigations. However, the Eurocentric matrix is still being disseminated, predominantly in undergraduate and graduate courses in the area, as well as in its theoretical references. Thus, the present work aims to carry out an experience report about the main contributions of the use of participatory action research methodologies, as well as to portray the context of conducting the research “Detection of injuries and protective factors in mental health of indigenous populations and quilombolas of Ceará”. For this purpose, a description of the phases of conducting the research and their respective developments is used in correlation with the theoretical dialogue on the methodological paths taken. From the reflections carried out, it can be seen that participatory action research provides an improvement of the sociological method, thus allowing to achieve innovative ways of doing research. It is concluded that these approaches broaden the horizon of Sociology perspectives when (re)thinking a new praxis for carrying out social investigations.