Identidades en emergencia: la otra cara de la reconstrucción. El caso de Chaitén

Abstract

This article discusses the impact of socio-natural disasters in the construction of personal and col lective identity in individuals and communities, particularly from a case study: Chaitén, city of Chile which was hit by a volcanic eruption and a great flood on 2008, and until today still under reconstruction. Using qualitative methods from the grounded theory approach, it analyzes changes, transitions and frictions in the identity ́s references. Also, it analyzes the ways in which this references influence the image of city and territory that population build actually and how the population construct a sense of us . Finally; it discusses about transformations of population ́s expectations and lifestyles.