Participação política, formas de atuação e trajetórias sociais : um estudo sobre o militantismo em causas educacionais em Paulo Afonso-BA

Abstract

This reviewis inserted in the theoretic dicussion about militancyand engagement. The current work investigates the trajectory of the militant leaders of social movements in favor of the cause of educationInthe town of Paulo Afonso -Bahia. It was sought to learn wich social resourceswere triggered and converted to different forms of engagement in the investigated spaces.The capital originated from religious militancy presented itself as a fundamental resource to the researched forms ofoperation. Theresources of school diplomas, as well as the relationnetworks, present themselves in this review as important assets to the literate militants, not only in their militancy inside theirsphere of political engagement, but also as mechanisms of professional insertion. Also analyzed, were the relationshipnetworks stablished along social experiences, and their usein favor of theentrancein the militant and professional areas. Given investigation even permittedto relate this kind of militancy to symbolicspecific gratifications of such occupied spaces, as the recognition of identityfriendship networks. The structural transformations that took place in the townin the last few decades were also pointed,here, as important factorsthat influenced the collective mobilization forms analized.