http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/3606 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:58:38 GMT 2026-09-12T19:58:38Z http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/26130 Título: Fazendo cidade de dentro dos muros: a política dos condomínios da Barra da Tijuca Autor: Agueda, Rodrigo Cerqueira Primeiro orientador: Silva, Marcella Carvalho de Araujo Abstract: This thesis analyzes the urban politics of community life in Barra da Tijuca and its large residential condominiums. Based on an ethnographic effort, I follow the intermediary institutions and social actors responsible for neighborhood policy, and I delve into the various institutions and associations to investigate how problems are addressed within the varied scales of problematization that arise in the daily lives of neighborhood residents. From the house to the block, from the block to the condominium, from the condominium to the neighborhood, and from the neighborhood to the city, the problems here serve as the guiding thread for reflecting on how daily life and community participation are contested in the terrain between the quotidian and the ceremonial. What I call a “condominium politics” encompasses all of these dynamics, stemming from a logic specific to the urban form of the condominium, which transcends its walls and produces a specific model not only of urban policymaking but also of sociability and determined lifestyles. Based on the three pillars of "walls, middle classes, and urban policy," the thesis delves into the specific case of Barra da Tijuca, a "condominium neighborhood," to consider a more general urban phenomenon present in large cities in Brazil and other countries. Considering not only my role within my field, but also the role of my interlocutors in these deliberative spaces, the thesis proposes a sociologically positive approach to the object of condominiums and their multiple dimensions, both physical and symbolic. In this effort, the characteristics of ambiguity and mediation emerge as central elements in the various spheres of Barra da Tijuca's condominium politics, from the boundary between public and private, to the positions of residents, public authorities, intermediary institutions, and the researcher himself. The thesis addresses a specific political form and culture, but one that represents a comprehensive logic, a way of making a city from within the walls, yet one that determines the production of the city in general. Instituição: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Tipo do documento: Tese Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/26130 2025-09-19T00:00:00Z http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25917 Título: Organizando a ilusão: Podemos, Frente Amplio e os dilemas dos partidos-movimentos entre atores descentrados Autor: Ferreira, Daniel Henrique da Mota Primeiro orientador: Domingues, José Maurício Abstract: This thesis investigates the relationship between transformations in the organization of contemporary protests and the emergence of so-called movement-parties, using as case studies Podemos in Spain and the Frente Amplio in Chile. The study is guided by the central question: why do new parties emerge in contexts of protests against traditional political representation? This question unfolds into three themes: why these parties emerge, how they maintain proximity to the protests that inspire them, and what distinguishes them from earlier political parties. To address these questions, the thesis is grounded in the concept of the movement-party, emphasizing the problem of contemporary organization and the importance of revisiting this discussion through a transindividual sociological lens. The research adopts a theoretical-empirical approach based on three original contributions: 1) the analysis of contemporary collectivities through the lens of collective subjectivities theory, rather than the more traditional cleavage theory; 2) the investigation of the logical-affective conditions in the construction of these organizations, using the post-Marxist concept of hegemony; and 3) the identification of a dialectic between hope and disillusionment in the formation processes of movement-parties, represented by an opposition between understanding political parties as either a form of command coordination or a more bureaucratic-institutional structure versus a movement form coordinated through networks and grounded in assembly-based politics. From this framework, the thesis develops an analytical model that compares these parties both in terms of their internal organization and their political cycles. Methodologically, the study employs a historical-comparative analysis, supported by the concept of political cycles, to examine the similarities and differences in the formation and conflicts faced by these parties within the Spanish and Chilean political systems. This methodology is rooted in an appreciation of political cycles. In addition to a literature review, fieldwork was conducted in Madrid and Santiago, including the establishment of networks with local actors, 29 semi-structured interviews with activists and politicians, and the analysis of organizational documents and biographies. The findings indicate that both parties exhibit characteristics of a "third generation" of movement-parties, marked by a more vertical organization in relation to leadership and ephemeral ties to the social protests that gave rise to them. These parties emulate a platform-based organizational form to accommodate the plurality of actors involved in politics. Furthermore, the thesis proposes that the differences between Podemos and the Frente Amplio reveal that hegemony depends on the affinity constructed around collective actors, which represents a significant challenge in an era characterized by the plurality of actors and the decentralization of subjects. Instituição: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Tipo do documento: Tese Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25917 2025-04-14T00:00:00Z http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25558 Título: “Eu não posso me dar ao luxo de ficar parada”: circuitos de dinheiro e cuidado em uma favela carioca Autor: Viana, Ananda da Silveira Primeiro orientador: Motta, Eugenia de Souza Mello Guimarães Abstract: This thesis aims to understand how money, economic dynamics, and the moral conflicts associated with them shape the daily lives of women in the favela, intertwining care, mobility between households, and life strategies. Based on an ethnography conducted in the Complexo do Alemão, I analyze how different sources of income – such as child support, self-employment earnings, financial aid, and money received within affective and sexual relationships – are converted and resignified into categories such as “money for expenses,” “children’s money,” “dripping money” (dinheiro que pinga), “help” (ajudas), and “extra money” (um dinheiro a mais). The native categories “moving around” (se movimentar), “running after” (correr atrás), and “improving life” (melhorar de vida) guide the analysis of everyday temporalities, revealing how the pursuit of stability is a continuous process of negotiation, experience, and the construction of future expectations. Moral evaluations of motherhood permeate disputes over who should provide care and how it should be done, allowing other members of the support network to claim authority over children. These disputes take place within relationships marked by affection, obligation, and conflict, which, while ensuring the continuity of care, also create tensions around family roles. Mobility between houses and support networks is essential for managing both these relationships and household economies. The temporalities of economy and life intersect, shaping different perceptions of past, present, and future, linked to favela transformations, aspirations for improvement, and access to more stable sources of income. By integrating money, gender, and care through the lens of household configurations, this thesis contributes to the social studies of economy, demonstrating that care work – embedded in circuits of mutual assistance and conflict – cannot be dissociated from the material and social arrangements of households, nor from the circulations, negotiations, and economic disputes that shape them. Instituição: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Tipo do documento: Tese Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25558 2025-03-17T00:00:00Z http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25147 Título: A poluição como problema público: um século de desigualdades ambientais, sociais e urbanas na Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro Autor: Misse Filho, Michel Primeiro orientador: Santos, Mariana Cavalcanti Rocha dos Abstract: The uneven effects of the environmental crisis have garnered increasing attention in recent years, bringing concepts like environmental justice and environmental racism into broader discussions. However, urban research in Brazil using these frameworks remains limited, often overlooking the unique variables and dynamics of Brazilian cities. This dissertation seeks to examine the mechanisms behind environmental inequality, analyzing it as a key component of broader social inequalities and urban dynamics. The study focuses on sanitation disparities in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro between the 1930s and 2020, alongside the historical emergence of pollution in Guanabara Bay as a public issue. Drawing on archival research from newspapers and historical statistics, the dissertation traces how pollution was initially framed as a biodiversity issue, later became a public health concern, and ultimately evolved into a recurring topic in state politics through repeated yet unfulfilled cleanup promises. Crucially, the social inequalities embedded in this process have been largely overlooked. Through a longitudinal and spatial analysis of sanitation infrastructure, this research highlights how non-white populations, low-income communities, and residents of slums and urban peripheries are disproportionately affected, and these disparities grow sharper as sanitation infrastructures become more desirable. Additionally, water pollution has had greater impacts on peripheral beaches, often compounded by other urban policies such as land reclamation, highway construction, and industrial zoning. These policies not only reshaped the physical landscape but also disrupted the social and cultural ties of communities that once frequented these beaches, many of which are now neglected or forgotten. The dissertation also provides a historical account of the efforts to implement pollution control infrastructures in Guanabara Bay, examining the political decisions and territorial inequalities that shaped these initiatives. Finally, it argues that the failure to address these inequalities and their connections to broader urban and social dynamics has limited the framing of pollution as a public issue. Instead, it remains a niche concern with restricted social and political traction, far removed from the profound impact it has on the lives of millions in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. Instituição: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Tipo do documento: Tese Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25147 2025-02-17T00:00:00Z