A central de movimentos populares e o processo brasileiro de democratização: uma trajetória em construção - 1993-2003

Abstract

This dissertation thesis concentrated on the investigations of the trajectory of Central de Movimentos Populares - CMP [Populist Movement Central CMP] during the period between 1993-2003, having as focus the democratization process in Brazil. The object of this study was centered on the CMP as a collective and political subject that congregates multiple and various social movements, aiming the articulation of such movements towards the general efforts for their unification and, at the same time, respecting their autonomies and strengthening their specific struggles. The investigative process had as general objective to analyze the contribution of this collective subject through its political participation in the struggles for the consolidation of democracy. The qualitative investigation was methodologically based on bibliographic and documental material, on the depositions of advisors and managers of CMP, all obtained by means of semi-structured interviews, as well as based on the participative observation of the researcher. The theoretical references that support the analysis of content of the interviewed parties were substantially social movements, democracy, and social participation. The study carried out revealed the trajectory of the ten years of existence of the CMP, in its constitution and dynamics, being polemical and conflictive, with organization, relational, and sustainability difficulties. It further revealed relevant meanings, especially in relation to its role as an entity that mobilizes and articulates the social movements in the perspective of a Brazilian democratic political project, with social participation, acquisition of social rights and citizenship, further inaugurating new forms to make politics