Urban Policy, Social Movements and the Right to the City in Brazil

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Abstract

Brazilian urban social movements have played a key role in bringing about change in urban policy since the 1980s and in light of the widespread protests across the country in June 2013. This insurgency and the urban reform movement of the 1980s and 1990s exemplify waves of mobilization and demobilization, signaling positive change at the level of praxis. More recent events have highlighted challenges for Brazil’s political left.

Os movimentos sociais urbanos brasileiros tem desempenhado um papel chave na mudança da política urbana desde os anos 80 e em vista dos mega-protestos espalhados pelo país de junho de 2013. Esta insurgência e o movimento de reforma urbana dos anos 80 e 90 exemplificam ondas de mobilização e desmobilização, sinalizando mudanças positivas ao nível da praxis. Eventos mais recentes têm destacado desafios para a esquerda política brasileira.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-148
JournalLatin American Perspectives
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Social movements
  • Brazil
  • Urban policy
  • Mobilization

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