Hegemonic psychology as an ideologising device: Critical views around the Peruvian political

crisis in the context of hybrid government 2022-2023

Themes: Resisting Hegemonies

On December 7, after several attempts in a slow coup process (Diaz, 2020) against Pedro Castillo,
his fall was consolidated and with it, the assumption of Dina Boluarte (elect vice president) as
president of Peru. This fact generated a series of protest actions that triggered the paralysis of
various activities.

This proposal studied the interactions on virtual platforms, as well as public interventions by figures
from the Peruvian psychology academy. From this perspective, the constructive-interpretative
method is used to delve into the social subjectivities of the different actors. The method is supported
by the following characteristics; the dialogical character of qualitative research and the definition of
the singular as a legitimate instance for the production of scientific knowledge. (González Rey and
Mitjans, 2016, p.10)

From the analysis carried out on different actors and their public participation that aims to give
guidelines for psychological management, the ideologizing character with which the crisis is
reflected is revealed; a psychology that conveniently uses theoretical references to justify acts of
oppression, reductionist psychologization to analyze the phenomena, neutralization and annulment
of the agency capacity of the subjects, by making their indignation invisible and numb.

Faced with this, the positioning of the social sciences becomes key to deepen the understanding of
the situation in the face of which psychology reveals a distance from the complex historical process
in which legitimate protest emerges, especially in the rural area south of the Peru.

Keywords: Constructive-interpretative, Political crisis, Ideologization, Hegemonic Psychology,

Social Subjectivity

This proposal seeks to be accepted as an oral presentation at a thematic table

Authors:

Svieta Valia Fernández González

Centro de investigación Psicológica Histórico-Cultural CIPS HC

Psychologist, Master in Education from the National University of San Agustín (Arequipa, Peru)
Psychopedagogical Coordinator of the High Performance College of Tacna- Ministry of Education.
Researcher associated with the Historical-Cultural Psychological Research Center (CIPS-HC).
Editorial Committee of the Journal "Epistemology, Psychology and Social Sciences". His research
projects are oriented towards the construction of subjectivity in community and educational spaces.

Luis Alberto Taype Huarca

Universidad Católica de Santa María

Psychologist, Master's Degree in Clinical, Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology from the
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa (Arequipa, Perú). Professor at the Professional
School of Psychology of the Universidad Católica de Santa María (Arequipa, Perú). Researcher
associated to the Centro de Estudios e Investigación en Neuropsicología (CEINPS). Founder of the
Centro de Investigación Psicológica Histórico-Cultural (CIPS-HC). His research projects are oriented
to child neuropsychology and the theoretical-critical study of Vygotsky's cultural-historical legacy.