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Political engagement in urban agriculture: power to act in community gardens of São Paulo

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Author(s):
André Ruoppolo Biazoti [1] ; Marcos Sorrentino [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Institute of Advanced Studies. Study Group in Urban Agriculture - Brasil
[2] Escola Superior de Agricultura ‘Luiz de Queiroz’. Laboratory of Environmental Education and Policy - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Ambiente & Sociedade; v. 25, 2022-04-08.
Abstract

Abstract In the municipality of São Paulo, the institution of community gardens has led an innovative social process of self-management of public spaces by citizens, using social networks to organize interventions in an activist way. The research sought to investigate political engagement in community gardens in São Paulo, bringing a perspective based on the concepts of power to act, present in Espinosa’s philosophy, and of commons, based on the work of Dardot and Laval (2017). The methodology consists of an ethnography based on semi-structured interviews and participant observation in community garden joint-efforts, meetings and events. In these meetings, it is possible to consider that there are affections empowering the subjects to engage in significant changes for territorial management, enabling the formation of an expanded collective of action that establishes unique forms of management confronting institutional powers. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/14301-3 - Political engagement in urban agriculture: the power to act in the community gardens of São Paulo
Grantee:André Ruoppolo Biazoti
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master