Assentamento Itabaiana: uma perspectiva de emancipação a partir da participação política

Abstract

Investigated in this study, the policy impacts of rural settlements in the municipality of Maragogi, having as object of study in particular the settlement of Itabaiana. We seek, through historical-structural approach, reflecting the highest density on the possible changes in the settlement or the life of the settlers, from its constitution. The research presents a monographic study which focuses on issues related to political participation of the settlement and identify the role of its "mediators," especially of social movements in the implementation of public policies. We will seek to understand, in this context, the implications of their participation and mediation from the variables: social and political changes, and subjective changes in the lives of settlers and / or settlement. To this end, we conducted semi-structured (freedom to develop the question according to what is considered appropriate for the research) with local political leaders, the president of the Association of Rural Settlement Itabaiana, Municipal, leaders of social movements, and also with local leaders of the Cooperative for Assistance and Services (COATS). In interviews, discussing issues relevant to the objectives of the work, which can be divided into two concerns - First, we highlight the current situation of the settlements of Maragogi, the profile of the settlers and the social networks that are formed from their demands, the second involves the prehistory of the settlement Itabaiana, occupation, camps, the creation of the settlement, its internal organization, the profile of the settlers, and political relations with the mediators before and after settlers.