Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MATHEUS VICTOR DE SOUZA TORRES

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MATHEUS VICTOR DE SOUZA TORRES
DATE: 28/05/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: google meet
TITLE:

Contested commercial territories and the dynamics of social capital: an analysis of
the cooperative for production, agro-industrialization, and commercialization of
agrarian reform settlements in the Mato Grande and Greater Natal region

(COOAP)

 

KEY WORDS:

cooperativism, social capital, agrarian reform, solidarity economy.

PAGES: 60
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Planejamento Urbano e Regional
SUMMARY:

This research investigates the organizational dynamics and the forms of capital
mobilized within the Cooperative for Production, Agro-industrialization, and
Commercialization of Agrarian Reform Settlements in the Mato Grande and Greater
Natal Region (COOAP), affiliated with the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST).
Through a qualitative approach, the study analyzes how COOAP articulates economic,
social, cultural, and symbolic elements in its daily operations, while navigating tensions
between market logics and the principles of solidarity economy. Based on a case study
methodology, including semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and

document analysis, the research seeks to understand how cooperative members build
organizational strategies, strengthen associative ties, and reproduce peasant agriculture
as a political project. Preliminary findings reveal a contested field where practices of
resistance, technical demands, institutional mediations, and diverse forms of capital
intertwine, highlighting both the challenges and the transformative potential of
cooperativism as a tool for sustainable and emancipatory rural development.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1715135 - JOANA TEREZA VAZ DE MOURA
Interna - 3180158 - WINIFRED KNOX
Externo à Instituição - ESTEVAN LEOPOLDO COCA - UNIFAL-MG