Chayanov's peasant utopia and contemporary perspectives of a more just and ecological society

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ID4010722
AutoresPaulo Eduardo Moruzzi Marques (0000-0002-0514-7568, Universidade de São Paulo), José Caio Quadrado Alves (0000-0003-4810-3722, Universidade de São Paulo)
Año2025
Volumen63
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0103-2003 • E-ISSN: 1806-9479
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1806-9479.2025.289198en
OpenAlexW4407038273
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas11

For the sociologist Norbert Elias, the emergence of the utopian literary genre, initiated by Thomas More in the 16th century, constitutes an important indication of the transformation of the modern world. Since then, utopian works have expressed a growing number of reflections on the role of the State. It involves conceiving a model of social organization based on moral principles accepted as legitimate. Alexander Chayanov's thought is representative of these reflections by idealizing a peasant utopia as a perspective of a just world, with precursor principles of ecological justice. This type of utopia currently inspires choices and actions like those of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, MST) with a view to democratizing access to land. The concept of the "Comuna da Terra" settlement, advocated by the MST in the state of São Paulo, shares many points of affinity with Chayanov's utopia. Case studies of this nature is promising for discussing the construction of transformative orientations in Brazil

Biology · Economics · Environmental ethics · Market economy · Peasant · Political science · Sociology · Utopia · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Ecology · French Urban and Social Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism