Movimentos sociais e Estados na América do Sul: uma análise crítica das pesquisas sobre suas interações

Abstract

This dissertation aims to provide, through dialogue between social movements and state theories, new resources for research on the interactions between states and social movements in South America. To this end, we need to critically investigate academic analyses on the topic, revisiting a portion of the theories about the state and civil society, to demonstrate how the intertwining of these theories can enlarge and enrich the contemporary diagnostics. We engender therefore a description of the different social and historical periods of the second half of the Twentieth Century, an analysis of the general trends of the approaches of each period and an analytical theoretical proposal for overcoming the deficiencies found. The criticism is especially directed to the dichotomous analyses that persist in hiding numerous possibilities for interaction between states and social movements beyond the traditional categories.