LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES

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Autor(a) principal: Dombrowski, Osmir
Data de Publicação: 2008
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Sociologia e Política
Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/6122
Resumo: This article discusses the implantation of municipal councils in small Brazilian municipalities in Brazil,characteristically representing over half of the country’s existing municipalities. Our hypothesis isthat small municipalities can have a veritable “microscopic” function, revealing phenomena that,albeit universal, tend to get lost within the greater complexity of political relations in large cities.The work is divided into two parts. In the first one, we make a brief commentary on the process ofconsolidation and dissemination of a bias that is a frequent part of studies on rural Brazil and affectsanalyses of local power: we argue that theory should not relegate small municipalities to the role ofplaces that have been left behind, lacking in civic consciousness and characterized by low degreesof democratic political culture. In the second part, we present some empirical data from researchon councils in the Western region of the state of Paraná which suggest that, in spite of evidentlimitations, these institutions may function as an alternative route of access to political resourcesand for this very reason become a scenario of conflict. In the last instance, it is the nature of thisdispute that determines the characteristic inconstancy in the way in which councils in differentplaces are able to perform.
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spelling LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIESPOUVOIR LOCAL, HÉGÉMONIE ET DISPUTE : LES CONSEILS MUNICIPAUX DANS LES VILLES DE PROVINCEPODER LOCAL, HEGEMONIA E DISPUTA: OS CONSELHOS MUNICIPAIS EM PEQUENOS MUNICÍPIOS DO INTERIORpoder local; conselhos municipais; clientelismo; participação; local power; municipal councils; clientelism; participation; pouvoir local ; conseils municipaux ; clientélisme politique ; participationThis article discusses the implantation of municipal councils in small Brazilian municipalities in Brazil,characteristically representing over half of the country’s existing municipalities. Our hypothesis isthat small municipalities can have a veritable “microscopic” function, revealing phenomena that,albeit universal, tend to get lost within the greater complexity of political relations in large cities.The work is divided into two parts. In the first one, we make a brief commentary on the process ofconsolidation and dissemination of a bias that is a frequent part of studies on rural Brazil and affectsanalyses of local power: we argue that theory should not relegate small municipalities to the role ofplaces that have been left behind, lacking in civic consciousness and characterized by low degreesof democratic political culture. In the second part, we present some empirical data from researchon councils in the Western region of the state of Paraná which suggest that, in spite of evidentlimitations, these institutions may function as an alternative route of access to political resourcesand for this very reason become a scenario of conflict. In the last instance, it is the nature of thisdispute that determines the characteristic inconstancy in the way in which councils in differentplaces are able to perform.L’article aborde l’institution des conseils municipaux dans les petites villes de province, qui représententplus de la moitié des villes du Brésil. L’article fait l’hypothèse que les petites villes peuvent fonctionnercomme des vrais « microscopes », révélant des phénomènes qui, bien qu’universels, tendent às’effacer dans la complexité des relations politiques dans les grandes villes. Le travail est structurésur deux parties : dans la première, on présente un bref commentaire sur le processus de consolidationet de dissémination d’un préjugé qui figure dans les études du Brésil rural et atteint l’analyse dupouvoir local ; dans la seconde, on présente quelques données empiriques dressées dans une rechercheauprès des conseils de la région Ouest de l’état du Paraná, qui suggèrent que, malgré les limitations,ces intitutions peuvent fonctionner comme une voie alternative d’accès à des recours politiques, etqui deviennent donc des espaces de dispute : c’est la teneur de cette dispute qui détermine ensubstance l’inconsistance caractéristique de la performance des conseils dans différentes localités.O artigo aborda a instituição dos conselhos municipais em pequenos municípios do interior, que somammais da metade do total de municípios do país. A hipótese é que os pequenos municípios podem funcionarcomo verdadeiros “microscópios”, revelando fenômenos que, apesar de universais, tendem a perder-se nacomplexidade das relações políticas nas grandes cidades. O trabalho estrutura-se em duas seções. Naprimeira é feito um rápido comentário sobre o processo de consolidação e disseminação de um preconceitoque acompanha os estudos do Brasil rural e atinge a análise do poder local; argumentamos que a teorianão pode reservar para os pequenos municípios do interior apenas o papel de redutos do atraso, da falta deconsciência cívica e do baixo desenvolvimento da cultura política democrática. Na segunda parte apresentam-se alguns dados empíricos levantados em pesquisa junto aos conselhos na região Oeste do estado doParaná, os quais sugerem que, apesar de evidentes limitações, essas instituições podem funcionar como umavia alternativa de acesso a recursos políticos, tornando-se, por isso, palco de disputas: é o teor dessadisputa que, em última instância, determina a inconstância característica do desempenho dos conselhos emdiferentes locais.UFPR2008-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/6122Revista de Sociologia e Política; v. 16, n. 30 (2008)1678-98730104-4478reponame:Revista de Sociologia e Políticainstname:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)instacron:UFPRporhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/6122/9364Dombrowski, Osmirinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2009-04-13T17:48:35Zoai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/6122Revistahttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rspPUBhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/oai||editoriarsp@ufpr.br1678-98730104-4478opendoar:2009-04-13T17:48:35Revista de Sociologia e Política - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
POUVOIR LOCAL, HÉGÉMONIE ET DISPUTE : LES CONSEILS MUNICIPAUX DANS LES VILLES DE PROVINCE
PODER LOCAL, HEGEMONIA E DISPUTA: OS CONSELHOS MUNICIPAIS EM PEQUENOS MUNICÍPIOS DO INTERIOR
title LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
spellingShingle LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
Dombrowski, Osmir
poder local; conselhos municipais; clientelismo; participação; local power; municipal councils; clientelism; participation; pouvoir local ; conseils municipaux ; clientélisme politique ; participation
title_short LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
title_full LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
title_fullStr LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
title_full_unstemmed LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
title_sort LOCAL POWER, HEGEMONY AND DISPUTES: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
author Dombrowski, Osmir
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv poder local; conselhos municipais; clientelismo; participação; local power; municipal councils; clientelism; participation; pouvoir local ; conseils municipaux ; clientélisme politique ; participation
topic poder local; conselhos municipais; clientelismo; participação; local power; municipal councils; clientelism; participation; pouvoir local ; conseils municipaux ; clientélisme politique ; participation
description This article discusses the implantation of municipal councils in small Brazilian municipalities in Brazil,characteristically representing over half of the country’s existing municipalities. Our hypothesis isthat small municipalities can have a veritable “microscopic” function, revealing phenomena that,albeit universal, tend to get lost within the greater complexity of political relations in large cities.The work is divided into two parts. In the first one, we make a brief commentary on the process ofconsolidation and dissemination of a bias that is a frequent part of studies on rural Brazil and affectsanalyses of local power: we argue that theory should not relegate small municipalities to the role ofplaces that have been left behind, lacking in civic consciousness and characterized by low degreesof democratic political culture. In the second part, we present some empirical data from researchon councils in the Western region of the state of Paraná which suggest that, in spite of evidentlimitations, these institutions may function as an alternative route of access to political resourcesand for this very reason become a scenario of conflict. In the last instance, it is the nature of thisdispute that determines the characteristic inconstancy in the way in which councils in differentplaces are able to perform.
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