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Institutionalization of rural social movements in the Lula government and the decline of land reform in Brazil: co-option, political identity, and agency
- Source :
- Análise Social; Vol. 53 N.º 227 (2018); 362-387, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2021.
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Abstract
- This paper analyses the institutionalization of rural social movements during the Lula government in Brazil, in light of a worsening of land reform in the period as well as continued government support of traditional rural elites, resulting in the expansion of large landholdings at the expense of family held small holdings. It questions the major theories addressing this phenomenon and its outcomes, largely centred on co-option processes and presents an alternative explanation, stemming from a series of interrelated factors until now generally not considered in the literature. It argues that these academic debates need to acknowledge the existence of a role played by identity, creativity, agency, and political opportunities of these actors, as well as their predefined meanings and strategies.<br />Este artigo analisa a institucionalização dos movimentos sociais rurais durante o governo de Lula no Brasil, à luz de um decréscimo nas políticas de reforma agrária e de um apoio contínuo do governo às elites rurais tradicionais do país, resultando na expansão dos grandes latifúndios em detrimento das pequenas propriedades familiares. Questiona as principais teorias sobre estes fenómenos, em grande parte centradas em processos de cooptação, e apresenta uma explicação alternativa, baseada num conjunto de fatores inter-relacionados e até agora pouco considerados pela literatura. Argumenta que, ao invés de ver esses processos como resultado de atração e/ou manipulação de líderes, é necessário que os debates académicos reconheçam a importância do papel desempenhado pela identidade, criatividade, agência, oportunidades políticas dos atores e estratégias predefinidas.
- Subjects :
- co-option
Sociology and Political Science
Institutionalisation
0211 other engineering and technologies
Identity (social science)
02 engineering and technology
Politics
land reform
Political science
Phenomenon
Agency (sociology)
050602 political science & public administration
lulismo
movimentos sociais rurais
Social movement
021110 strategic, defence & security studies
Government
cooptação
Brasil
05 social sciences
rural social movements
reforma agrária
0506 political science
lulism
Political economy
Political Science and International Relations
Land reform
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00032573 and 21822999
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Análise Social
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1b0b329c78a6cac61794e43de1b50659