Conflito social no espaço urbano: estudo sobre diferentes abordagens teóricas conferidas ao fenômeno e suas relações com as cidades de hoje

Abstract

Taking into consideration that the city is a space where conflicts occur, and the observation on the antagonism of different philosophical schools of thought gradually aiming at the making of consensus on this subject, the aim of this dissertation is to review the main different conceptual, ideological and sociological approaches on social conflicts in order to construct a synoptic table about the general theories on the subject, and to debate on how such theories can be linked to contemporary urban studies on the phenomenon. In order to achieve this, it was reviewed the literature on different fields, including: political science, sociology, and urban planning. It has been concluded that there is a need to better understand social conflicts, as a preliminary condition to further investigate its relationships in the field of urban studies, and consequently, in the act of thinking its relationships on public policy.