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BOURNAZOU MARCOU, Eftychia D.. Comparison and epistemological challenge in urban studies. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.1, pp.239-264.  Epub 02-Mayo-2022. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v37i1.1968.

The value of comparison in urban research and its scarce presence in Latin American literature, justifies its critical review. This paper analyzes some comparative strategies that are, however, inoperative without a solid and well-founded epistemological position. The dialectical relationship between reality and knowledge, where both feed off each other in a virtuous circle, is considered optimal. It is concluded that only under these precepts, the comparison becomes a valuable instrument to approach our own context from other points of view and reveal the hidden facets and the essence of the concrete.

Palabras llave : urban research; comparative strategies; dialectical method; epistemology.

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