O Estado Liberal de Direito e suas influências sobre o caráter educativo dos movimentos sociais: as ações do ANDES-SN frente à reforma da Previdência Social de 2003

Abstract

The work concerns the relations between Social Movements, Education, and the Liberal Lawbased State. It aims to analyze the influences of the Liberal State s logic upon the accomplishment of the educative role of social movements. In order to reach this objective, a case study research has been conducted about the Association of Higher Education Professors - National Labor Union (Andes-SN) and the actions implemented as an attempt to avoid or to attenuate the effects of the Social Welfare Reform proposed in 2003. Based on that, both the results of their practices, especially the educational role of their actions, and the way how the Liberal State s logic acts upon these issues are analyzed. To achieve the goals proposed, a research was conducted about the concept of social movements, presenting reasons that enable us to see labor unions as social movements, and therefore to identify Andes-SN under this category. The Liberal Law-based State is also studied, highlighting the relations between norms, the parliament and legitimacy, taking Carl Schmitt and other authors as references. Besides that, the content of the Social Welfare Reform of 2003, as well as the actions carried out by Andes-SN are reported. In light of the elements studied, and taking into account the purpose of the present research, it is possible to conclude that the Liberal Law-based State, especially because of the eminent position occupied by legality in its logic, influences the social movements, not only in what concerns to the actions chosen to perform in situations related to the interests of the groups they represent, but also concerning their educational outcomes.