The Landless invading the landless

Participation, coercion, and agrarian social movements in the cacao lands of southern Bahia, Brazil

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2157128
AutoresJ Devore (0000-0002-1944-7203, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume42
Fascículo6
Páginas1201-1223
Data de publicação2015-11-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03066150.2014.990447
OpenAlexW2026172169
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas18

This contribution draws on Nancy Fraser's concept of 'participatory parity' to analyze the reproduction and contestation of inequalities internal to land reform settlements affiliated with the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) located in the cacao lands of southern Bahia, Brazil. These inequalities are variously manifest in unequal control over land and legal documents, disparities in status and what Fraser calls 'voice'. These circumstances help account for quantitative evidence that shows a strong preference among local landless populations for land reform organizations that are more decentralized and less hierarchically organized. These circumstances also motivate direct actions undertaken by grassroots MST settlers seeking to destabilize the conditions that ground these inequalities. This research highlights the importance of attending to local histories and interactions through which participatory disparities are christened and reproduced; indicates potential methodological consequences; and examines the interplay of transgressive action, dialogue and recognition as settlers struggle to bring about 'participatory parity' - or what they might call genuine 'friendships' - in their communities

Agrarian society · Agriculture · Caste · Citizen journalism · Geography · Grassroots · Inequality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sharecropping · Social movement · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Land Rights and Reforms · Law