Direct action, institutional struggle, democracy buildinglearning from the housing movements

Resumo

What is the role of public participation in statesanctioned participatory spaces in the production of cities in contemporary Brazil? This paper discusses the practices of urban social movements that use state-sanctioned participatory spaces to fight against the (re)production of urban inequality. Specifically, we study the case of the homeless movements in Downtown São Paulo and their relationship to the state in their struggle for the right to housing. The practices developed by these movements show that critical action towards the state, although limited, has been crucial to further the agenda of social housing in Downtown São Paulo. Based on this case, we identify how other popular organizations can use critical state-sanctioned participation to advance social and spatial justice agendas.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2021

Instituição

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Fonte

Cadernos Metrópole

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

DOI

10.1590/2236-9996.2021-5111

Identificador

oai:ojs.revistas.pucsp.br:article/43548

Temas

Planejamento Urbano

Palavras-chave

participaçãocidadaniainsurgênciamovimentos sociais urbanoshabitação socialparticipationcitizenshipinsurgencyurban social movementssocial housing