Construção identitária e políticas públicas: uma abordagem sociológica sobre as(os) triadoras(es) de resíduos de Pelotas - RS.

Abstract

In this research I discuss the interrelation between social recognition and public policies in the construction of identity through the work of the waste pickers of solid garbage cooperatives from the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. I propose to analyze the relationship between sociological theories about identity construction and the ways in which cooperative groups of recyclable materials are organized, recognize themselves as well as how they are recognized in the context of the solid garbage public policies. The discussions about identity of Stuart Hall, Erving Goffman and Claude Dubar, about recognition of Nancy Fraser and Axel Honnet, besides these to the public policy approaches of Celine Souza, Klaus Frey and Trevisan, provide the theoretical contribution to the research. Empirically, I study the social actors of five garbage cooperatives that are in agreement with SANEP, focusing on those waste pickers who have already collected materials on the streets or in the garbage ground. The research is considered qualitative. It was used a direct observation research technique as well as documentary analysis and interviews with semistructured scripts. Finally, I understand that the construction of the identities of waste pickers in Pelotas is marked by continuous processes, in which social recognition is due to the work done in the cooperatives and the importance of these social actors as environmental agents.