Abstract:
This article is a theoretical reflection on the
categories of subject and structure in light of
the empirical observations of research I have
been conducting on popular movements in the
city of São Paulo. The objective is to criticize
the assumption that this debate is no longer
relevant. Thus, I try to formulate four theses that
mediate between the two categories, since the
theoretical assumption is that structures do not
impede action, on the contrary, they make action
possible and, at the same time, action transforms
structures, in accordance with the specific aspects
of each structure (economic, legal-political and
sociocultural) in the capitalist mode of production.
Keywords: Urban popular movements. Structure
and subject. Capitalist city.
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