This article aims to discuss the history of knowledge production in the field of Social Psychology in Brazil about risk and social vulnerability by means of an archeo-geneologic analysis. The research involved an analysis of documents produced by working groups from the field of Social Psychology that were presented at symposiums of the National Association of Postgraduate Research in Psychology in the period from 1988 to 2010. On the basis of the working group discussions about knowledge production, it is possible to perceive and discuss how knowledge about risks and social vulnerability has supported practices in public policies in the field of Social Psychology.
Public policies; Knowledge production; Social psychology; Social vulnerability
