Conflicto socio – espacial entre comerciantes colombianos y ciudadanos venezolanos en situación de calle en la Ciudad de Cúcuta: Estudio de caso.

Abstract

The main objective of this monograph is to explore the socio-spatial conflict between Colombian merchants and homeless Venezuelan citizens. A study case, explored and approached from a psychological and systemic point of view, taking into account the heterogeneous dynamics and interactions which is produced between Venezuelan migrants in street situations and Cucuteño merchants (Valentín, 2014), the type of research is qualitative, methodology that allows to understand and deepen the studied phenomenon; in this case the socio-spatial conflicts, from the perspective of the participants and their context, emphasizing their experiences, perspectives, opinions and meanings (Hernández, Collado & Baptista, 2010). In the first phase, the data collection was applied; in the second phase the design and validation of the qualitative instruments, followed by the implementation of the instruments and time after that the analysis, discussion and presentation of results through triangulation. As a conclusion, according to the participants, the conflict arises as a consequence of the absence of public policies and at the same time due to problems of coexistence that generate some inappropriate behaviors by Venezuelan people that gradually take place and do not achieve integrate into that community.